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Lipid Excipients for Cannabinoid Drug Products

The introduction of the cannabis plant into Western medicine dates to the 19th century when the plant was first used as an additive to patented medicines. The development of cannabis based therapies in the modern sense however came to a…

Methods of Analysis Used in Taste Masking

Many methods have been explored over the years to characterize and quantify the sensory attributes of APIs and drug products – taste, aroma, trigeminal irritancy and texture. These include in-vitro techniques and sensory analysis by trained…

Solid Oral Dose Process Validation

Currently there are no process validation (PV) textbooks addressing the lifecycle concepts (Stage 1, 2, 3). Recent regulatory guidance's such as US FDA, EMEA, WHO, PIC/S have adopted the ICH lifecycle approach. The concepts are now…

The Taste of 101 API’s summarized

It is widely recognized that many Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) are bitter, some extremely so. But bitterness is not the only challenge in creating palatable, patient-accepted drug products. If not bitter, what are other common…