Mannitol is a sugar alcohol commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry for various purposes. It is a white, crystalline powder with a sweet taste and is known for its ability to act as an osmotic diuretic. Mannitol finds applications in pharmaceuticals due to its unique properties, including solubility, stability, and low toxicity.
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Evaluation of an external lubrication system implemented in a compaction simulator
The internal blending of magnesium stearate is often associated with decreasing tensile strengths and longer disintegration and dissolution times. Therefore, external lubrication has gained interest in the pharmaceutical industry as these negative effects could be minimized using this method. In…
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Biopharmaceutical implications of excipient variability on drug dissolution from immediate release…
Elucidating the impact of excipient variability on oral product performance in a biopharmaceutical perspective would be beneficial and allow excipient implementation on Quality by Design (QbD) approaches. The current study investigated the impact of varying viscosity of binders (hypromellose (HPMC))…
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Performance tuning of particle engineered mannitol in dry powder inhalation formulations
Typically, smooth lactose particles are used as carrier in dry powder formulations for inhalation. Two classical approaches to improve their aerodynamic behaviour are the addition of fines (milled lactose) or magnesium stearate (MgSt). Mannitol (Parteck® M DPI) as an alternative carrier was used in…
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High-Dose Methotrexate-Induced Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Infant Acute Lymphoblastic…
A 7-month-old female patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) developed recurring anterior fontanelle bulging after completing both of her first and second courses of high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) induction. She did not, however, show any other abnormal neurological examinations,…
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Design, Optimization, and Correlation of In Vitro/In Vivo Disintegration of Novel Fast Orally…
Compression of cohesive, poorly compactable, and high-dose metformin hydrochloride into the orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) is challenging. The objective of this study was to develop metformin ODT using the moisture activated dry granulation (MADG) process.
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Biologic excipients: Importance of clinical awareness of inactive ingredients
Due to the complexity and fragility of biological drug products, several challenges exist in their formulation development. Excipients are added to increase product stability, maintain tonicity, and facilitate drug delivery. The potential implications of these additive substances merit clinical…
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Impact of excipient choice on the aerodynamic performance of inhalable spray-freeze-dried powders
Spray-freeze-drying (SFD) is a process in which a solution is dispersed into a freezing medium and dried by sublimation, resulting in lyophilized powders with spherical particles. This study aims at screening and evaluating the impact of the excipient choice and spray solution characteristics in SFD…
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Oral Fixed-Dose Combination Pharmaceutical Products: Industrial Manufacturing Versus Personalized 3D…
Fixed-dose combination (FDC) products containing at least two different active pharmaceutical ingredients are designed to treat more effectively different pathologies as they have demonstrated to enhance patient compliance. However, the combination of multiple drugs within the same dosage form can…
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continuous twin screw granulation and fluid bed drying: a mechanistic scaling approach focusing…
This study provides the results of investigation on scaling approaches for three differently-sized continuous granulation lines, each consisting of a twin screw wet granulation process and a continuous fluid bed drying process. To check the initial scaling approach with regard to granule and tablet…
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Enhanced Oral Bioavailability of Felodipine from Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Prepared Through…
Felodipine (FLD), a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker with excellent antihypertensive effect, is poorly soluble and undergoes extensive hepatic metabolism, which lead to poor oral bioavailability (about 15%) and limit its clinic application. The goal of this study was to develop solid lipid…
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