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Designing highly porous amorphous celecoxib particles by spray freeze drying leads to accelerated…
Poorly water-soluble drugs are still a major challenge to overcome in order to achieve sufficiently high oral bioavailability. Spray freeze drying (SFD) is proposed here as an alternative for the preparation of amorphous, free-flowing porous celecoxib spheres for enhanced drug dissolution. Tertiary…
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Preparation and Characterization of Inhalable Ivermectin Powders as a Potential COVID-19 Therapy
Ivermectin has received worldwide attention as a potential COVID-19 treatment after showing antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. However, the pharmacokinetic limitations associated with oral administration have been postulated as limiting factors to its bioavailability and efficacy. These…
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Influence of spray-drying process on properties of chitosan/xanthan gum polyelectrolyte complexes as…
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) are attractive carriers with recognized potential to enhance oral delivery of poorly soluble high-dosed low-molecular-weight drugs. The formulation of solid oral dosage forms requires the drying of PECs, which may affect their physicochemical and biopharmaceutical…
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Liquisolid systems: Evaluation of the influence of formulation variables on the optimum liquid load
Liquisolid systems represent an emerging approach in the preparation of solid dosage forms with liquid lipophilic drug or poorly water-soluble drug solution/suspension in suitable liquid vehicle. This study addresses the lack of data regarding the compaction behavior of liquisolid systems, with the…
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Spray Drying and Particle Engineering in Dosage Form Design for Global Vaccines
Vaccines are a very important tool in the effort to reduce the global burden of infectious diseases. Modern vaccines can be formulated in several ways to induce specific immunity, including through the use of live bacteria, subunit antigens, and even genetic material. However, vaccines typically…
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Development of a novel rapamycin loaded nano- into micro-formulation for treatment of lung…
It has recently emerged that drugs such as the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (Rapa) may play a key role in the treatment of airway inflammation associated with lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. Nevertheless, Rapa clinical application is still…
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Solubility enhancement – The Interview with Fuji Chemical
Fuji Chemical Industries specializes in producing porous spray-dried excipients for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets. They spray-dry their excipients to produce free-flowing granules and unique internal structures that enhance compressibility and functionality. These structures are ideal…
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Experimental Design and Optimization of a Novel Dual-release Drug Delivery System With Therapeutic…
The objective of this study was to develop clarithromycin-loaded lipid nanocarriers and incorporate them into microcapsules for pH-specific localized release of clarithromycin in the Helicobacter pylori microenvironment in order to obtain a gastro-retentive and pH-sensitive formulation. A…
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Solubility enhancement – Transform insoluble drugs into stable and efficient formulations
Recent industry trends show many pharmaceutical manufacturers are creating drugs with greater degrees of lipophilicity, higher molecular weight, greater physical form complexity and lower aqueous solubility. Unfortunately, these characteristics often produce poorly soluble drugs, which means the…
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Factors Influencing the Crystallization-Onset Time of Metastable ASDs
In formulation development, amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) are considered to improve the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). However, the crystallization of APIs often limits long-term stability and thus the shelf life of ASDs. It has already been…
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