DC excipient

We report here on improved uniformity of blends of micronised active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using addition of spherical agglomerates of lactose and enhanced blend flow to improve tablet content uniformity with higher API loads. Micromeritic properties and intra-particle porosity (using…
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Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is one of the most popular cellulose derivatives in the pharmaceutical industry. Thanks to its outstanding tabletability, MCC is generally included in direct compression (DC) tablet formulations containing poor-tabletability active pharmaceutical ingredients.…
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Introduction Formulators often face compactability issues for the preparation of orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) where active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are poorly compressible or formed in a coated pellet. HiSORAD™, one of the best-in-class co-processed excipient for ODT, may work as…
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galenIQ™ is a sweet-tasting water soluble filler binder derived from sugar beet. It is available in several different morphological forms which are suitable for the formulation and manufacture of oral solid dosage forms including tablets, effervescents, medicated lozenges and powder blends for…
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Producing nutraceuticals in solid dosage form is complex and faces many challenges. In production, manufacturers choose either wet or dry granulation, or, which is becoming more popular, direct compression. Direct compression (DC) results in the shortest, most efficient and least complex way to…
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The introduction of the high-speed tableting machines and the lack of excipients with good flow and compaction properties required for direct compression process have increased research interest in the development of co-processed excipients. Melt granulation, as an environmentally friendly and…
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The present study explored vacuum drum drying (VDD) as an alternative technology for amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) manufacture compared to hot-melt extrusion (HME) and spray drying (SD) focusing on downstream processability (powder properties, compression behavior and tablet performance).…
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The effect of different binders for direct compression on tablet critical quality attributes was investigated. Dicalcium phosphate, lactose and microcrystalline cellulose were used as fillers and combined with ten binders (10, 20 and 30% w/w). Binder properties were linked to tensile strength via…
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Spray-drying (SD) opened the door for lactose in Direct Compression (DC) and had a major impact on tableting technology. After initial quality problems, SD lactose has become a very frequently used, robust excipient grade in pharmaceutical formulation design. Nowadays, pharma grade lactose is…
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Significance: Statins are an important class of drugs that help to control hyperlipidemia, and one of these statins recently used is pitavastatin calcium (PITA). Nevertheless, the most reported adverse effect of statins is myopathy. Therefore, combining statins with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…
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