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HPMC – Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
Extrusion for pharma applications: An update
This paper aims to give an overview of our current research and development on hot-melt extrusion (HME) for pharmaceutical formulation and drug delivery. Unfortunately, a large percentage of marketed drugs (40%) and those in the development pipeline (90%) are poorly water soluble.
We use a few…
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Recent approaches for enhancing the performance of dissolving microneedles in drug delivery…
Dissolving microneedles (dMNs) are promising versatile drug delivery systems for the transdermal delivery of numerous drugs, enabling their use in a wide range of biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Being made of water-soluble polymers, dMNs own several advantages, including fast dissolution…
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Advances in Formulation and Manufacturing Strategies for the Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins and…
Therapeutic proteins and peptides (TPPs) are increasingly favoured above small drug molecules due to their high specificity to the site of action and reduced adverse effects resulting in increased use of these agents for medical treatments and therapies. Consequently, there is a need to formulate…
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Clarithromycin and Pantoprazole Gastro-Retentive Floating Bilayer Tablet for the Treatment of…
Bilayer/multilayer tablets have been introduced to formulate incompatible components for compound preparations, but they are now more commonly used to tailor drug release. This research aimed to formulate a novel gastro-retentive tablet to deliver a combination of a fixed dose of two drugs to…
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Solubility Enhanced Formulation Approaches to Overcome Oral Delivery Obstacles of PROTACs
PROteolysis TArgeting Chimaeras (PROTACs) offer new opportunities in modern medicine by targeting proteins that are undruggable to classic inhibitors. However, due to their hydrophobic structure, PROTACs typically suffer from low solubility, and oral bioavailability remains challenging. At the same…
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Preparation and in vitro evaluation of hot-melt extruded pectin-based pellets containing ketoprofen…
This work developed high drug-load pellets for colon targeting in minimal steps by coupling hot-melt extrusion (HME) with a die-surface cutting pelletizer, offering a potential continuous pellet manufacturing process. Ketoprofen (KTP) was selected as a model drug for this study due to its thermal…
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The Quest for Child-Friendly Carrier Materials Used in the 3D Semi-Solid Extrusion Printing of…
This work gives a brief overview of carrier materials currently used in pharmaceutical studies on the three-dimensional (3D) semi-solid extrusion (SSE) printing of medicines for pediatrics. The suitability of using these carrier materials in pediatric formulations, concerning safety and toxicity,…
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Preparation, characterization, and in vitro release of microencapsulated essential oil…
Oregano essential oil (EO)–loaded pellets were prepared using calcium phosphate substrates of different specific surface areas (Sw) and as binders EO in water emulsions with low or high EO content, stabilized with polysaccharides (PSC) or a combination of PSC-Eudragit® L100-55 (PSC-PLM)…
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Development, in vitro Evaluation, and in vivo Study of Adhesive Buccal Films for the Treatment of…
Objective: Development and evaluation of bucco-adhesive films of Gliclazide for pediatric use.
Methods: Sixteen films were formulated using a different combination of Gelatin, Hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), polyvinyl alcohol, Hydroxy propyl cellulose (HPC), chitosan, polyethylene glycol,…
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New Development in Understanding Drug–Polymer Interactions in Pharmaceutical Amorphous Solid…
Pharmaceutical amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) represent a widely used technology to increase the bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). ASDs are based on an amorphous API dispersed in a polymer, and their stability is driven by the presence of strong intermolecular…
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