Q: When choosing a pharmaceutical excipient, what should I pay attention to and what’s currently driving the excipients market? A: Dr Maj-Britt Cepok, Head of Business Development Pharma at BENEO, says: The global pharmaceutical…

Orodispersible dosage forms are attractive and innovative drug delivery systems that can fulfill individual patient needs, especially in children, elderly and among dysphagic patients. Indeed, they rapidly disperse in the mouth upon contact…

For the last 40 years, praziquantel has been the standard treatment for schistosomiasis, a neglected parasitic disease affecting more than 250 million people worldwide. However, there is no suitable paediatric formulation on the market,…

22.09. - 23.09.2021 | online platform, Germany Dear Colleagues, The EUPFI is delighted to announce its 13th annual (virtual) scientific conference and excited to bring you some of the interesting presentations and sessions you were…

In this webinar Norbert Pöllinger and Tom West presented the unique opportunities offered by the combination of 3D printing and multiparticulates to achieve novel solutions in ODT application. They demonstrated how swallowing issues of high…

Hot-melt extrusion has found extensive application as a feasible pharmaceutical technological option over recent years. HME applications include solubility enhancement, taste masking, and sustained drug release. As bioavailability…

Tablets are the most widely utilized solid oral dosage forms because of the advantages of self-administration, stability, ease of handling, transportation, and good patient compliance. Over time, extensive advances have been made in…

Metformin hydrochloride is an antihyperglycemic drug, for treatment of type 2 diabetes. The therapeutic dose range is 250 mg–1000 mg in immediate release form. Due to bulky nature of the tablets, there may be difficulty in swallowing to…