What is the ExciPerience? ExciPerience 2021 was the new virtual event around every aspect of pharmaceutical excipients. ExciPerience covered all areas from basic or advanced research and formulation to manufacturing and regulatory. It…

Orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) are comfortable and safe drug delivery methods beneficial for all age groups of patients. ODTs are characterized by fast disintegration, high physical stability, taste masking and acceptable mouthfeel. In…

3D printing (3DP) in the pharmaceutical field is a disruptive technology that allows the preparation of personalised medicines at the point of dispensing. The paediatric population presents a variety of pharmaceutical formulation challenges…

Evonik launches EUDRAGIT® ready-to-use powder premix to improve processing, appearance and swallowability of oral drug products with an immediate release profile. EUDRAGIT® IR ReadyMix White requires half the processing time of HPMC or…

As the demand for pediatric dosage forms continues to increase across the industry, there can be formulation challenges for this patient population. Pediatric patients may require different dosage forms depending on age ranges, and patient…

Orally disintegrating or orally dispersible tablets (ODTs) are dosage forms that disintegrate or dissolve rapidly on contact with saliva. Certain ODTs that are formulated for sustained or controlled release have the ODT attribute of rapid…

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the EuPFI 12th Annual Conference. The Scientific Committee, together with the EuPFI members, have been working diligently to prepare for the first virtual EuPFI conference. While we are…

Pediatric population is a diverse group comprising of different subgroups. The use of unlicensed and off-label medicines for treating children is widespread due to the non-availability of suitable dosage forms for this age group. Although…

Polymeric film coating of oral solid dosage forms may generate products that exhibit controlled release of active ingredients, physical and chemical protection of the ingredients from the external environment as well as taste masking…

Isomalt is a polyol derived from sucrose. Advantages of this excipient are its sweet taste, which is supposed to allow taste masking, the low glycemic and insulinemic response (Petzoldt, 1982), and the ability to be compacted directly. With…