Pediatric, geriatric, and other patients who suffer from swallowing difficulties represent a special patient group, where an increased need in appropriate formulation development is required. To overcome these mostly swallowability linked…

Pulmonary drug delivery can have several advantages over other administration routes, in particular when using dry powder formulations. Such dry powder inhalation formulations generally include natural and bio-inspired excipients, which,…

Shield your protein of interest from challenging conditions throughout the manufacturing process and increase shelf life with Merck's high purity stabilizers. Learn how you can minimize regulatory and quality-associated risks in your…

When you design a solid dosage form, there are many factors to consider: the active ingredient, bioavailability enhancement, release kinetics, specific dosage, packaging, shelf life, and more. Our Parteck® excipients were designed with…

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Minerals supplier Omya International AG (Switzerland) announced it will launch two new nutraceutical tablet excipients at this year’s Vitafoods Europe trade show taking place in October. Both new excipients are designed to overcome…

Fuji Chemical Industries specializes in producing porous spray-dried excipients for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets. We spray-dry our excipients to produce free-flowing granules and unique internal structures that enhance…

Poorly absorbable sugar alcohols (e.g., mannitol, sorbitol, and maltitol) are the excipients frequently contained in pediatric dosage forms. Due to their osmotically active properties, certain amount of sugar alcohols reportedly reduces…

Background Computer-aided formulation design is gaining fantastic attention in chemical engineering of high functionality pharmaceutical materials for dosage form manufacture. To accelerate development of novel formulations in a…

Granular materials are part of the design, production and final products of different industrial sectors. Powder flowability is a major topic in manufacturing and transport as it is closely related to process feasibility. Nonetheless, the…