Lubricant excipients are substances that are added to tablet formulations to aid in the tableting process and to improve the flow of powders during the manufacturing of tablets. These excipients reduce friction and prevent the sticking of the tablet material to the surface of the die and punches, allowing for smoother tablet production and reducing the wear and tear on the tableting equipment.
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Tablet ejection: A systematic comparison between force, static friction, and kinetic friction
The magnitude of the frictional forces during the ejection of porous pharmaceutical tablets plays an important role in determining the occurrence of tabletting defects. Here, we perform a systematic comparison between the maximum ejection force, static friction coefficient, and kinetic friction…
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The influence of milling of ribbons on selected granule quality attributes and carvedilol release…
Abstract
Roller compaction is gaining importance in the pharmaceutical industry. This study evaluates the impact of ribbon milling conditions on properties of granules and compression mixtures and on drug release from hypromellose-based matrix tablets prepared with two different fillers. In the…
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Prediction of in-vitro dissolution and tablet hardness from optical porosity measurements
Abstract
Advanced manufacturing technologies such as continuous processing require fast information on the quality of intermediates and products. Process analytical technologies (PAT) to monitor many critical quality attributes (CQAs) have been developed and successfully implemented in…
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Multi-component mixing and demixing model for predictive finite element modelling of pharmaceutical…
A set of numerical methods is described that allows predictive finite element method (FEM) simulations of the compaction of multi-component pharmaceutical powder formulations across the entire range of compositions. An automated parametrisation procedure was used to extract density-dependent…
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Oral Solid Dose – Direct Comparison of Pharmacel® 101 and Pharmacel® 102
High-quality excipients
Oral Solid Dose
A comprehensive range of highly consistent excipients for OSD formulations, including a full range of lactose (milled monohydrate, sieved monohydrate, micronized, anhydrous, spray dried, and granulated), cellulosics and starches portfolio comprising of…
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Design of easily swallowable xerogel pill with enough physical strength through hardening-process…
The xerogel pill has been developed as a novel dosage form with dose-adjusting and swallow-assisting functions by using drop freeze-drying (DFD) technique. It was double-structured small sphere composed of an inner drug core and an outer dried-gel layer, however, had problem of insufficient physical…
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Trends in amorphous solid dispersion drug products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Abstract
Forty-eight (48) drug products (DPs) containing amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the 12-year period between 2012 and 2023. These DPs comprise 36 unique amorphous drugs. Ten (10) therapeutic categories are represented, with…
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Evaluation of binders in twin-screw wet granulation – Optimization of tabletability
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The influence of hydroxypropyl cellulose type (HPC-SSL SFP, HPC-SSL), concentration (2 %, 3.5 %, 5 %) and filler (lactose, calcium hydrogen phosphate (DCP)/microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)) on twin-screw wet granulation and subsequent tableting was studied. The aim was to identify the…
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Impact of Co-Processing on the Structural Evolution of Lactose and MCC, Investigated by Laboratory…
Introduction
Within the last decades a new subgroup of diluents, so called Co-processed Excipients (CPE), found its way into pharmaceutical practice . After a seemingly endless discussion about their definition, state, and boundaries to a simple physical admixture (PAM), CPE have been defined as a…
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Selection of lubricant type and concentration for orodispersible tablets
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Lubricants are essential for most tablet formulations as they assist powder flow, prevent adhesion to tableting tools and facilitate tablet ejection. Magnesium stearate (MgSt) is an effective lubricant but may compromise tablet strength and disintegratability. In the design of…
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