Gelatin is a versatile and widely used ingredient in the pharmaceutical industry, where it serves various critical functions in the formulation and production of pharmaceutical products. This article explores the sources, manufacturing process, and applications of pharmaceutical gelatin, shedding light on its significance in pharmaceuticals.
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Soft capsule technology: modified pea starch as a vegetal origin alternative to gelatin in capsule…
Introduction
Gelatin has been used as shell polymer in the manufacture of soft gelatin capsules (softgels) for about the past century. Its rheological and thermal properties offer adequate balance for subsequent process steps including gel solution preparation/transportation, film casting, and…
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Ocular application of electrospun materials for drug delivery and cellular therapies
The constraints of delivering conventional drugs, biologics and cell-based therapeutics to target ocular sites necessitate the fabrication of novel drug delivery systems to treat diverse ocular diseases. Conventional ocular drug delivery approaches are prone to low bioavailability, poor penetration…
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Solid implantable devices for sustained drug delivery
Implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) are an attractive alternative to conventional drug administration routes. Oral and injectable drug administration are the most common routes for drug delivery providing peaks of drug concentrations in blood after administration followed by concentration decay…
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Microneedles for Enhanced Topical Treatment of Skin Disorders: Applications, Challenges, and…
Microneedles (MNs) can be used for the topical treatment of skin disorders as they directly deliver therapeutics to the site of skin lesions, resulting in increased therapeutic efficacy while having minimum side effects. MNs are used to deliver different kinds of therapeutics (e.g., small molecules,…
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PLGA – A versatile copolymer for design and development of nanoparticles for drug delivery
Introduction
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) or PLGA, a highly hydrophobic copolymer comprised of lactic acid and glycolic acid, has been approved in many drug products and medical devices.1 Over the years since the first approved in 1997, PLGA has been widely studied polymer in the industry because…
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Thiolated polymers: An overview of mucoadhesive properties and their potential in drug delivery via…
Abstract
Thiolated polymers, or thiomers, are a class of polymers that exhibit unique mucoadhesive properties, allowing them to form strong covalent bonds with cysteine-rich subdomains of mucus glycoproteins. This property makes them ideal for developing drug delivery systems (DDSs) for various dry…
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Technological Aspects and Evaluation Methods for Polymer Matrices as Dental Drug Carriers
he development of polymer matrices as dental drug carriers takes into account the following technological aspects of the developed formulations: the composition and the technology used to manufacture them, which affect the properties of the carriers, as well as the testing methods for assessing…
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A review on the colours, flavours and shapes used in paediatric 3D printed oral solid dosage forms
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Objectives
This review aims at gleaning the currently available research reports that relate to 3D printlets for paediatric patients, and especially the excipients used to produce various colours, flavours, shapes and sizes.
Methods
A thorough literature review on paediatric 3D printed…
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Oral lyophilizates obtained using aggressive drying conditions: Effect of excipients
Orodispersible drug formulations are a current trend in the pharmaceutical industry, mostly intended for pediatric and geriatric patients. Oral lyophilizates are solid forms, intended either to be placed in the mouth or to be dispersed (or dissolved) in water before administration. The correct…
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What is a capsule? Explainer video by PharmaDrama
We all know that medicines are often tablets and capsules right? But what are they, how do they work and how are they made? In this video PharmaDrama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford looks at the formulation of hard-shell pharmaceutical capsules.
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