Suspensions of antibiotics in self-emulsifying oils as a novel approach to formulate eye drops with substances which undergo hydrolysis in aqueous environment
The aim of this study was to develop eye-drops with cefuroxime (CEF) sodium or vancomycin (VAN) hydrochloride, antibiotics that are instable in water. Anhydrous self-emulsifying oils (SEO) are proposed as a carrier and antibiotics are suspended. In the contact with tear fluid, the formulation should transform into emulsion, with fast dissolution of…
A Guide to Best Practice in Sensory Analysis of Pharmaceutical Formulations
It is well established that treatment regime compliance is linked to the acceptability of a pharmaceutical formulation, and hence also to therapeutic outcomes. To that end, acceptability must be assessed during the development of all…
Development of a Carvedilol Oral Liquid Formulation for Paediatric Use
Carvedilol (CARV) is an ‘off-label’ β-blocker drug to treat cardiovascular diseases in children. Since CARV is nearly insoluble in water, only CARV solid forms are commercialized. Usually, CARV tablets are manipulated to prepare an…
Indices for the brittleness of pharmaceutical tablets: a reassessment
Brittleness is an important mechanical property. In the classical sense, a material is considered brittle if, during loading, it behaves elastically until failure. Nevertheless, it is also sometimes understood as the fact to be…
Optical Methods for Non-Invasive Determination of Skin Penetration: Current Trends, Advances,…
Information on the penetration depth, pathways, metabolization, storage of vehicles, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and functional cosmetic ingredients (FCIs) of topically applied formulations or contaminants (substances) in skin…
Semi-solid extrusion 3D-printing of eucalypt extract-loaded polyethylene oxide gels intended for…
In pharmaceutics, 3D printing is considered as a promising future technology for fabricating more complex patient-specific drug delivery systems (DDSs). An anti-staphylococcal herbal preparation, “Chlorophyllipt”, is produced mainly in…
Electrospun metal–organic frameworks-loaded nanofibrous carriers for drug delivery systems
Nanotechnology-based-drug-delivery processes are widely applicable for specific drug release. Various pharmaceutical carriers, such as polymeric nano-carriers (solid lipid nanoparticles, micelles, nano-gels/hydrogels, dendrimers, polymeric…
Effect of geometrical features on the capping behavior of biconvex tablets
Abstract
Capping is a common industrial issue during the manufacturing of pharmaceutical tablets. It is influenced by both process and formulation parameters. In this work, a systematic study of the influence of the geometrical features of…
A technical note: Characterization and evaluation of novel, ready to use coprocessed excipient in…
Abstract
A tablet is composed of different excipients and drug. All excipients have different properties with applications. Excipients are used to provide bulk and help to bind API into a dosage form, excipient should be inert in nature…
Drying capacity of a continuous vibrated fluid bed dryer – Statistical and mechanistic model…
The drying capacity of a continuous vibrated fluid bed dryer was studied using a DoE by varying microcrystalline cellulose content in the formulation, water amount in the twin-screw granulation, inlet air temperature, air flow rate and the…
Co-Dispersion Delivery Systems with Solubilizing Carriers Improving the Solubility and Permeability…
Cannabinoids: cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), and cannabichromene (CBC) are lipophilic compounds with limited water solubility, resulting in challenges related to their bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy upon oral…
Lyophilized Lipid Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Delivery System
Lipid liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs) are unique nanocarriers that efficiently deliver antimicrobials through biological barriers. Yet, their wide application as an antimicrobial delivery system is hindered by their poor stability…
3D printed pH-responsive tablets containing N-acetylglucosamine-loaded methylcellulose hydrogel for…
The pH-responsive drug release approach in combination with three-dimensional (3D) printing for colon-specific oral drug administration can address the limitations of current treatments such as orally administered solid tablets. Such…
Fast Track development of Biphasic nano-dexamethasone Pellets using galenIQ™
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The low solubility of many drug active ingredients is not only challenging to formulators, but it can also mean that new effective medicines take longer to reach the market and…
Quality by Design Approach for Optimization of 5-Fluorouracil Microbeads Using Box–Behnken Design…
Purpose
The main objective was to develop and optimize a multiparticulate system of 5-fluorouracil through the Box–Behnken design (BBD) and desirability function and coating of the optimized batch for increased therapeutic efficacy and…
HiCel™ Silicified Microcrystalline Cellulose, Versatile Excipient for Nutraceutical Herbal Tablet…
Abstract
Nutraceutical herbal medicine and supplements demand increases day by day. Herbal medicine normally contains lipids, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and other necessary nutrients depending upon their emphases. Generally,…
Incorporation of Gentamicin-Encapsulated Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles into…
The development of wound-dressing materials has attracted significant research interests in recent years. With the advancement of nanofabrication, the application of nanoparticles (NPs) in drug delivery systems has become feasible. However,…
Drug‑Excipient Compatibility Study Through a Novel Vial‑in‑Vial Experimental Setup: A Benchmark…
Abstract
Drug-excipient compatibility study (DECS) is one of the critical steps during pre-formulation studies to select the appropriate excipient to obtain a stable formulation/dosage form. As such, there is no recommended guideline for…
Investing in automated visual inspection and sorting machines: costs, risks and performance…
Introduction
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing in automated visual inspection and sorting machines in order to replace subjective and costly manual sorting. These machines need to efficiently replace human hands by…
A comprehensive understanding of disintegrants and disintegration quantification techniques: From…
Abstract
Disintegration is the process where tablets break down into small particles in a liquid medium. Sufficient disintegration of tablets is conducive to the rapid dissolution of drugs and improve bioavailability, thus it is essential…
A Comparative Study on Cyclodextrin Derivatives in Improving Oral Bioavailability of Etoricoxib as a…
Etoricoxib, as a model drug, has a poor solubility and dissolution rate. Cyclodextrin derivatives can be used to solve such a problem. A comparative study was run on three cyclodextrin derivatives, namely β-CD, HP β-CD, and SBE β-CD, to…
Donepezil and Embelin loaded Nanostructured lipid carriers for direct brain delivery as an…
Donepezil hydrochloride (DPL) and Embelin (EMB) loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) have been developed and optimized to achieve optimal drug loading, safer nasal delivery, effective neuronal/cell uptake, enhanced brain…
Effects of Granulated Lactose Characteristics and Lubricant Blending Conditions on Tablet Physical…
Abstract
Lactose is an excipient used extensively for bulking, diluting, and molding active pharmaceutical ingredients in tablet manufacturing. Particularly, granulated lactose (GL) intended for direct powder compression has distinct…
Design, development, and evaluation of spray dried flurbiprofen loaded sustained release polymeric…
Spray-dried Flurbiprofen (FLB) loaded polymeric nanoformulation using Eudragit L 100 and Ethylcellulose. They were optimized and evaluated. This study determined drug release (%) and encapsulation efficiency (%) by developing a…
Formulation and in vitro skin diffusion of colchicine using different drug delivery vehicles
Introduction
Historically known as “the disease of kings,” gout is one of the oldest known types of arthritis, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide, prevalent in patients between 30 and 50 years of age, and frequently…
Topical Drug Delivery – Excipients for creams, gels, and lotions
Stable and efficient semisolid preparations with optimal skin-feel have become the desirable standard in topical and
transdermal drug delivery. Lubrizol Life Science Health (LLS Health) has long-standing experience with semisolids,…
Recent advances in oral drug delivery materials for targeted diagnosis or treatment of…
Abstract
Gastrointestinal diseases offer a serious potential hazard to people's health due to their high morbidity, mortality, and low early diagnosis rates. Due to its location within the body, the gastrointestinal tract is relatively…
Hot Melt Extrusion for Improving the Physicochemical Properties of Polydatin Derived from Polygoni…
Abstract
Three different types of solid dispersions based on polyvinyl polymers and related copolymers (Kollidon® VA64, Soluplus® and Kollicoat IR®) comprising polydatin-rich Polygoni cuspidati extract were prepared by hot melt extrusion.…
Evaluating human milk as a drug delivery vehicle for clofazimine to premature infants
Human milk is proposed as a drug delivery vehicle suitable for use in neonatal patients. Clofazimine, traditionally used for the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis, is emerging as a treatment for cryptosporidiosis in infants, however…
Development, evaluation and recent progress of ocular in situ gelling drug delivery vehicle based on…
Abstract
The fabrication of an effective in situ gelling ophthalmic drug delivery vehicle is recently received enormous interest to overcome the demerits of conventional ocular solutions and achieve desired therapeutic efficacy. Poloxamer…
Comparing the Performance of Raman and Near-Infrared Imaging in the Prediction of the In Vitro…
In this work, the performance of two fast chemical imaging techniques, Raman and near-infrared (NIR) imaging is compared by utilizing these methods to predict the rate of drug release from sustained-release tablets. Sustained release is…
Typical Physical Attributes of Microcrystalline Cellulose Dried by Spray, Spin Flash and Bulk Drier…
ABSTRACT
The solid dosage form is the easiest method of administering drugs for systemic effect. All dosages forms are made by two main components one is API and second is excipient. Excipient is present in bulk quantity and is required…
Omya mineral solutions: Easy formulation with multiple benefits
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Oftringen (Switzerland), September 2023 – Manufacturers in the field of pharma and nutraceuticals can step into a new era of uncomplicated and future-proof formulation: With the Omyanutra® range, Suisse mineral expert Omya…
Preparation of core-shell controlled release tablets using direct powder extrusion 3D printing…
Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is a widely used technique to manufacture drug delivery systems due to its precision, efficiency, and tailored prescription capability. Although fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the most commonly used…
Hot melt extrusion for enhanced dissolution and intestinal absorption of hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide (HTZ) is a potent thiazide diuretic that is used in the management of hypertension. However, HTZ suffers from low and variable oral bioavailability owing to its poor dissolution and limited intestinal permeability.…