Magnesium stearate, also known as magnesium octadecanoate, is a common additive used in the pharmaceutical industry. It is a white, odorless, and tasteless powder that is highly insoluble in water, but soluble in organic solvents.
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Magnesium Stearate
A case study on distributed manufacturing of 3D printed medicines
Pharmaceutical 3D printing (3DP) is one of the emerging enabling technologies of personalised medicines as it affords the ability to fabricate highly versatile dosage forms. In the past 2 years, national medicines regulatory authorities have held consultations with external stakeholders to adapt…
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A Data-Driven Approach to Predicting Tablet Properties after Accelerated Test Using Raw Material…
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for predicting tablet properties after an accelerated test and to determine whether molecular descriptors affect tablet properties. Tablets were prepared using 81 types of active pharmaceutical ingredients, with the same formulation and three…
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Reviewing the Impact of Powder Cohesion on Continuous Direct Compression (CDC) Performance
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a paradigm shift towards continuous processing from batch, where continuous direct compression (CDC) is considered to offer the most straightforward implementation amongst powder processes due to the relatively low number of unit operations or…
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Investigation of the impact of Kollicoat® Smartseal formulation concepts on their taste masking…
Introduction
Taste-masking is typically considered to overcome the bitter or unpleasant taste of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, leading to a higher patient compliance and acceptability.
Different techniques are available to obtain such taste-masking functionality. An effective way is, to…
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The application of Near-Infrared Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy in scope of achieving continuous…
In scope of achieving real-time release of tablets, quality attributes need to be monitored and controlled through Process Analytical Technology tools such as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The authors evaluated the suitability of NIR-Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy (NIR-SRS) for continuous…
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Application of unsupervised and supervised learning to a material attribute database of tablets…
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the usefulness of machine learning (ML) for analyzing a material attribute database from tablets produced at different granulation scales. High shear wet granulators (scale 30 g and 1000 g) were used and data were collected according to the design of…
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Development of a New Age-Appropriate, Chewable Tablet of Mebendazole 500 mg for Preventive…
The aim of this study was to develop an age-appropriate tablet of mebendazole 500 mg to be used in large donation programs by the World Health Organization (WHO) for preventive chemotherapy of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in pre-school and school-age children living in tropical and…
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Comparison of Ceolus™ Grades in Continuous Manufacturing of Tablets using Direct Compression
1. Introduction
The introduction of continuous manufacturing of tablets has been gaining momentum, because it offers reductions in development and manufacturing costs and time and improved reliability of quality assurance.
In this study, grades of Ceolus™, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in…
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Preparation of sustained-release tablets using a solventless-mixing tablet coating technique:…
The aim of this study was to produce sustained-release tablets by V-shaped blending of polymer and tablets without using solvents or heating, and we investigated the design of polymer particles with high coating performance by modifying the structure of the particles using sodium lauryl sulfate.…
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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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