Pharma Excipients
Starch
Screening of Sacrificial Excipients for Arresting Devitrification of Itraconazole from Solid…
The aim of the present investigation was to develop a solid dispersion of itraconazole (ITR) using sacrificial excipients like pregelatinized starch and spray-dried lactose alongside hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and Poloxamer 188, thereby arresting the conversion of the amorphous form of ITR to…
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Effect of starch and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose polymers on the properties of orally…
Considering the advantages of orally disintegrating films as alternative pharmaceutical dosage forms, the objective of this work was to develop and evaluate different formulations of orally disintegrating films based on pre-gelatinised starch (%S) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (%HPMC), with…
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Current Developments in Excipient Science – Implication of Quantitative Selection of Each…
Implication of Quantitative Selection of Each Excipient in Product Development
Excipients’ role in designing different dosage forms does not require any introduction. These are the additives that are added to the formulation along with pharmacologically active substance. The main purpose of adding…
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In vitro drug release from acetylated high amylose starch-zein films for oral colon-specific drug…
This study describes the preparation of free films of zein with and without acetylated high amylose maize starch (HAS) and their corresponding coated tablets as a novel approach to colonic drug delivery. We hypothesise that the embedding of a digestible starch component within the inert zein would…
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The influence of ethanol on superdisintegrants and on tablets disintegration
Disintegration of immediate release tablets originates from the volume expansion of disintegrants within the formulation. Here, we study the impact of ethanol on the disintegrant expansion and on tablets disintegration. The three most commonly used superdisintegrants, namely sodium starch glycolate…
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Combined Approach of Cyclodextrin Complexation and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for the Development…
The development of specific and age-appropriate pediatric formulations is essential to assure that all children and their care-givers can easily access to safe and effective dosage forms. The need for developing specific pediatric medicinal products has been highlighted by the European Medicines…
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Functional Oligosaccharides: Chemicals Structure, Manufacturing, Health Benefits, Applications and…
Functional oligosaccharides are carbohydrates that have two to ten monosaccharides units linked together with glycosidic bonds. The two linked monosaccharides (disaccharides) of maltose, sucrose, and lactose are digestible oligosaccharides by human gut enzymes. These, digestible disaccharides are…
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Application of design of experiment approach for investigating the effect of partially…
The objective of the current work was to enhance the critical attributes of rapid orally disintegrating tablets (RODTs) manufactured by direct compression technique to have sufficient mechanical strength and fast disintegration time using partially pre-gelatinized starch. A two factor, three levels…
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Gellan gum and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as binding agents in extrusion/spheronization pellet…
The aim of this work was to evaluate gellan gum as binder in pellet formulations, with theophylline as the model drug, in comparison with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). A full 32 factorial design was realized, with binder and dilu- ent factors at three levels each. Pellets were produced by the…
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A Big Data Approach to Pharmaceutical Flow Properties
Flowability is a key consideration during the formulation and process development of oral solid dosage forms as it can have a critical impact on product quality. With a limited number of examples available in the literature, there is a need to better understand and share the typical flow properties…
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