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CPHI Barcelona 2023 – with a focus on excipients
This year CPHI Europe opens its doors in Barcelona at Fira Barcelona Gran Via.
From 24th to 26th October you can have a face-to-face chat with visitors and exhibitors again. As usual, InnoPack,
P-MEC, FDF, ICSE and BioProduction will be held together with CPHI.
Pharma Excipients gives you an…
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Leveraging a multivariate approach towards enhanced development of direct compression extended…
Extended release formulations play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical industry by maintaining steady plasma levels, reducing side effects, and improving therapeutic efficiency and compliance. One commonly used method to develop extended release formulations is direct compression, which offers…
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Quality attributes for printable emulsion gels and 3D-printed tablets: Towards production of…
3D-printing technology offers a flexible manufacturing platform with the potential to address the need of personalized dosage forms. However, quality aspects of such small-scale, on-demand production of pharmaceutical products intended for personalization is still limited. The aim of this study was…
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The effect of polymeric binder type and concentration on flow and dissolution properties of SMEDDS…
Self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) are lipid-based formulations, designed to improve the solubility of poorly-water soluble drugs. Mesoporous silica is frequently used for SMEDDS solidification by various techniques. One of them is wet granulation, which enables achieving both high…
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Application of the Gradient boosted tree approach for thin film classification based on…
Introduction
Thin films are polymeric strips that disintegrate in the oral cavity and consist of a film-forming agent and an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Generally, thin films disintegrate within seconds, but their composition can be modified to allow slower disintegration and release of…
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Combination of time-dependent polymer and inulin as a coating for sustained delivery of budesonide…
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are prevalent conditions. Budesonide, a medication widely recommended as a first-line treatment for Crohn's disease, necessitates the development of formulations capable of delivering the drug to the intestinal…
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Polymeric micelles for cutaneous delivery of the hedgehog pathway inhibitor TAK-441: formulation…
TAK-441 is a potent inhibitor of the hedgehog pathway (IC50 4.4 nM) developed for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma that is active against the vismodegib-resistant Smoothened receptor D473H mutant. The objective of this study was to develop a micelle-based formulation of TAK-441 using…
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Comparative Evaluation of the Powder and Tableting Properties of Regular and Direct Compression…
Hypromellose, a widely used polymer in the pharmaceutical industry, is available in several grades, depending on the percentage of substitution of the methoxyl and hydroxypropyl groups and molecular weight, and in various functional forms (e.g., suitable for direct compression tableting). These…
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Formulation and quality consideration of cannabidiol printed forms produced by fused-deposition…
Introduction
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a promising non-psychoactive cannabinoid that shows several clinical outcomes. Commercially, this molecule is used in Epidiolex® (Greenwich Biosciences, Inc), a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug to treat Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes,…
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Pellets and gummies: Seeking a 3D printed gastro-resistant omeprazole dosage for paediatric…
The production of 3D printed pharmaceuticals has thrived in recent years, as it allows the generation of customised medications in small batches. This is particularly helpful for patients who need specific doses or formulations, such as children. Compounding pharmacies seek alternatives to…
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