Pharma Excipients
Orally Dissolving Technology Excipient
Metformin Hydrochloride- and Glyburide-Containing Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Diabetes is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. Although metformin hydrochloride (MHCl)- and glyburide (GLB)-containing conventional tablets are available in the market and used to treat diabetes, orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) containing the combination of these drugs are not commercially…
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Simultaneous Investigation of the Liquid Transport and Swelling Performance during Tablet…
Fast disintegrating tablets have commonly been used for fast oral drug delivery to patients with swallowing difficulties. The different characteristics of the pore structure of such formulations influence the liquid transport through the tablet and hence affect the disintegration time and the…
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Acceptability of an orodispersible film compared to syrup in neonates and infants: A randomized…
Objectives
Reliable pediatric pharmacotherapy in all age groups requires the availability of age-appropriate drug administration. Orodispersible films (ODF) are a promising pediatric oral dosage form. ODFs would meet relevant targets: one dosage form matching the full range of pediatric patients,…
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Co-processed Excipient for Direct Compression Designed for Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Developing orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) is a worldwide trend. In recent years, new excipients and excipient blends have enabled manufacturers to produce ODTs using conventional equipment, i.e., blenders and tablet presses. One such product is GRANFILLER-D, a co-processed excipient for direct…
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The Role of Functional Excipients in Solid Oral Dosage Forms to Overcome Poor Drug Dissolution and…
Many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) exhibit poor solubility and low dissolution rates in aqueous environments such as the luminal fluids of the gastrointestinal tract. The oral bioavailability of these compounds is usually very low as a result of their poor solubility properties. In order…
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Characterization and comparison of deferasirox fast disintegrating tablets prepared by direct…
The aim of this study was to develop direct compressed and lyophilized fast disintegrating/dissolving tablets (FDTs) that enhanced disintegration and dissolution of deferasirox, a drug with poor solubility and bioavailability. Although there are conventional oral tablets and tablets for oral…
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Oral tablet formulations containing cyclodextrin complexes of poorly water soluble cefdinir to…
Cefdinir (CFD) is an oral cephalosporin antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of community-acquired infections. The oral bioavailability of CFD is limited due to its poor aqueous solubility. Cyclodextrins (CyDs) and their chemically modified derivatives are used in the pharmaceutical field to…
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Development and Evaluation of Mucoadhesive Buccal Dosage Forms of Lidocaine Hydrochloride
Intraoral lidocaine formulations are applied in children and adults for pain relief. The potential risks associated with orally administered lidocaine due to accidental ingestions were highlighted in a warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This increases the urgency for a need…
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Physical modification of Thai rice starch and its application as orodispersible film former
The objective of this study was to investigate the application of the physically modified rice starch (MRS) produced by alcoholic-alkaline (MRS-AA) and planetary ball-milling (MRS-BM) methods as an ODF film former. Rice starch was isolated from Thai rice grain. XRD and ATR-FTIR results confirmed…
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New Delivery Method Could Make Niclosamide an Effective Antiviral to Treat COVID-19
Repurposing drugs such as the FDA-approved niclosamide is a highly efficient way to leverage drugs with known safety profiles to fight the coronavirus outbreak. College of Pharmacy researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are now using new drug delivery formulation technologies to increase…
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