We provide this virtual lessons by Dr. Tarun Virmani, Associate Professor, MVN University, especially for our Indian Audience. Drug products usually contain inactive, non-medicinal substances other than the therapeutic agent(s).…

The roots of yellow gentian, Gentiana lutea L. (Gentianaceae) are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, with the literature data indicate a local gastric effect of gentian root extract (GRE) and…

Story of the week First Product Presentation by pharma excipients We had the chance to interview Filip Francqui from Granutools on the new  Granupack - High Temperature. The influence of temperature on the packing dynamics can now be…

Hemp products are mostly sold in liquid form. Companies who are trying to change this and offer solid dose products have to face different challenges. The challenges depend on their choice of solid dosage form (tablets or capsules),…

The objectives of this study were to develop and characterize amorphous lopinavir (LPV) printlets and to the quantify crystalline fraction of LPV in the printlets by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)-chemometric models. Amorphous printlets…

Starch is a commonly used excipient in the pharmaceutical industry. However, information on the effect of the moisture scavenging properties of starch to protect moisture-sensitive drugs is limited. The interaction between starch and…

Wet granulation is commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture oral solid dosage forms. Owing to many favorable attributes, mannitol is finding increasing use as a pharmaceutical binder in these formulations. Standard…

Today, a lot of health conscious consumers improve their diets with traditional nutraceutical supplements. In the last years, probiotic supplements have been growing in importance also. They are live bacteria promoted with claims that they…