Pharmaceutical industries and drug regulatory agencies are inclining towards continuous manufacturing due to better control over the processing conditions and in view to improve product quality. In the present work, continuous manufacturing…

Given their safety and efficiency in protecting protein integrity, polysorbates (PSs) have been the most widely used excipients for the stabilization of protein therapeutics for years. In recent decades, however, there have been numerous…

Ophthalmic drugs are delivered to the eye to treat chronic diseases such as dry eye and acute conditions such as inflammation and infections. The market for drugs administered to the eye is growing, in large part, due to our aging…

It has been seventy years since a water-soluble version of vitamin E called tocophersolan (also known as TPGS) was produced; it was approved by USFDA in 1998 as an inactive ingredient. Drug formulation developers were initially intrigued by…

The pharmaceutical industry needs innovative, new and novel excipients solutions to support the developments in next generation therapeutics, new manufacturing concepts (eg. continuous manufacturing, 3Dprinting, etc.), drug delivery and API…

See the brochure by IOI Oleo Pharma about their Quality & Regulatory: EXCIPIENTS & ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - MADE IN GERMANY Founded in 1905, IOI Oleo’s manufacturing site in Witten has been engaged…

Hot melt extrusion has been developed as a fresh technique for taste masking, in recent years. This method provides many aids as compared to traditional methods like avoiding the use of solvents, continuous manufacturing, ease to scale up,…

Drug delivery technologies have been proven to improve treatment outcomes in many ways, including enhancing therapeutic efficacy, reducing toxicity, increasing patient compliance, and enabling entirely new medical treatments. As the…

Recently, we did a small interview with Rajendran (Raj) Arunagiri, Global Segment Market Manager from Eastman.  The main topic was Eastman’s new excipient BioSustane™ SAIB NF and we asked Raj some key questions to learn more about the…