Pharma Excipients
Cellulose Ethers
Erodible Coatings Based on HPMC and Cellulase for Oral Time-Controlled Release of Drugs
Oral drug delivery systems for time-controlled release, intended for chronotherapy or colon targeting, are often in the form of coated dosage forms provided with swellable/soluble hydrophilic polymer coatings. The latter are responsible for programmable lag phases prior to release, due to their…
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In-line temperature measurement to improve the understanding of the wetting phase in twin-screw wet…
Wetting is the initial stage of wet granulation processes during which the first contact between the powder and the liquid occurs. Wetting is a critical step to allow granule growth and consolidation, but also to ensure uniform active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) distribution over all granule…
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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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Nanocomposite Cryogel Carriers from 2-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Network and Cannabidiol-Loaded…
In this contribution, we report the development of original nanocomposite cryogels for sustained topical delivery of hydrophobic natural active substances such as cannabidiol (CBD). The cryogels were fabricated by a method involving cryogenic treatment and photo-crosslinking of aqueous systems…
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Rheological & Suspending Properties of Commonly Used Oral Suspending Vehicles
Little is documented about the rheology of commonly oral used suspending vehicles (which include everything from water through commercial suspending agents to semi-solid foods such as yoghurt which are often used in the administration of medicines to children). Following on from this, little is…
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Dissolving Microneedles for Rapid and Painless Local Anesthesia
Microneedles are emerging drug delivery methods for painless treatment. The current study tested dissolving microneedles containing lidocaine (Li-DMN) for use in local anesthesia. An Li-DMN patch was fabricated by centrifugal lithography with carboxymethyl cellulose as a structural polymer and…
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Solidification of SMEDDS by fluid bed granulation and manufacturing of fast drug release tablets
Solidification of self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) is a rising experimental field with important potential for pharmaceutical industry, however fluid-bed granulation with SMEDDS is yet an unexplored solidification technique. The aim of the study was to solidify carvedilol-loaded…
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Factors affecting the stability and performance of amorphous solid dispersions of poorly soluble…
Over the last twenty years, the poor solubility profile of pipeline drugs has limited their development as solid oral dosage forms. Formulating these APIs as amorphous solid dispersions is one strategy to overcome their poor aqueous solubility. The major limitation to amorphous solid dispersion…
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Improved Dissolution and Pharmacokinetics of Abiraterone through KinetiSol® Enabled Amorphous Solid…
Abiraterone is a poorly water-soluble drug. It has a high melting point and limited solubility in organic solvents, making it difficult to formulate as an amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) with conventional technologies. KinetiSol® is a high-energy, fusion-based, solvent-free technology that can…
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A study on the impact of HPMC viscosity grade and proportion on the functional properties of…
The co-processing of multiple excipients is driven by the potential of diversifying the properties and functionality of excipients when they are combined. Bulk freeze-drying-milling is a novel secondary processing approach to develop co-processed excipients. It offers a significant advantage of…
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