Pharma Excipients
Inorganic Chemicals
Comparative Study of Selected Excipients’ Influence on Carvedilol Release from Hypromellose Matrix…
Solid dosage forms based on hypromellose (HPMC) with prolonged/extended drug release are very important from the research and industrial viewpoint. In the present research, the influence of selected excipients on carvedilol release performance from HPMC-based matrix tablets was studied. A…
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Influence of compression kinetics during tableting of fluidized bed-granulated microorganisms on…
As tablets are convenient to administer to patients, ensure safe dosing and allow cost-effective production on a large scale, they are the favored dosage form for numerous active pharmaceutical ingredients but also for the administration of viable probiotic microorganisms. Granules with viable yeast…
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Calcium carbonate as a replacement for titanium dioxide in coating: the importance of particle…
Uniform colored and white coatings applied to tablets create a homogeneous appearance across batches, improving aesthetics and patient compliance. Titanium dioxide is used extensively in solid dosage forms for this purpose, serving as an opacifier and colorant. Due to its high refractive index, it…
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Understanding the role of magnesium stearate in lowering punch sticking propensity of drugs during…
The sticking of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to the surfaces of compaction tooling, frequently referred to as punch sticking, causes costly downtime or product failures in commercial tablet manufacturing. Magnesium stearate (MgSt) is a common tablet lubricant known to ameliorate the…
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Towards the Continuous Manufacturing of Liquisolid Tablets Containing Simethicone and Loperamide…
Abstract
Continuous manufacturing is becoming the new technological standard in the pharmaceutical industry. In this work, a twin-screw processor was employed for the continuous production of liquisolid tablets containing either simethicone or a combination of simethicone with loperamide…
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Tableting of fluidized bed granules containing living microorganisms
Tablets are the favored dosage form for numerous active pharmaceutical ingredients, among others because they are easy to take, ensure safe dosing and allow cost-effective production on a large scale. This dosage form is also frequently chosen for the administration of viable probiotic …
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Comparative analysis of granule properties in continuous granulators
Several contributions in answering granulation challenges including the use of computer simulation and well thought out experimental analyses are being researched. Using a twin screw granulator (TSG) by design of experiments (DoE), comparisons on 1) equipment similarities i.e., continuous and 2)…
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Development of Clinically Optimized Sitagliptin and Dapagliflozin Complex Tablets: Pre-Formulation,…
The purpose of this study is to derive an optimal drug release formulation with human clinical bioequivalence in developing a sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate-dapagliflozin propanediol hydrate fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet as a treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. As a treatment for type 2…
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Modeling die filling under gravity for different scales of rotary tablet presses
For tableting, die filling is an important process step as it directly influences the tablet weight and its variation, which is connected to the drug dose. However, the impact of process parameters and materials properties is not sufficiently understood until today, so process development and…
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Enhanced multi-component model to consider the lubricant effect on compressibility and…
Modeling of structural and mechanical tablet properties consisting of multiple components, based on a minimum of experimental data is of high interest, in order to minimize time- and cost-intensive experimental trials in the development of new tablet formulations. The majority of commonly available…
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