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Film-coating agent formulated without TiO2, aluminium and artificial colors Current solutions in tablet coating make it hard to both meet the growing demand for naturalness from consumers and to comply with stricter regulations, especially in Europe. SEPIFILM™ NATurally COLored by Seppic are…
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The objective of this work was to optimize a thermosensitive in situ gelling formulation to improve intranasal and nose-to-brain delivery of the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine (CBZ). A preliminary procedure of vehicles obtained just mixing different fractions of poloxamer 407 (P407) and poloxamer…
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Excipients for direct tabletting and granulation Product Description Lactose Overview Lactose is a disaccharide of glucose and galactose obtained from the whey fraction of bovine milk. Depending on the temperatures used to crystallize and dry the lactose solution, it may be produced in…
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Older people represent a very heterogeneous patient population and are the major user group of medication. Age-related changes mean that this population can encounter barriers towards taking medicines orally. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of oral solid dosage forms…
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by Eccles, R. What is the Role of Over 100 Excipients in Over the Counter (OTC) Cough Medicines?. Lung (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-020-00390-x Most medicines are white bitter powders that are formulated as tablets and capsules but cough medicines are an exception where the taste and…
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The objective of these studies is to verify and validate the improvement in the inter-tablet coating uniformity for an industrially commercialized coated tablet, without involving changes in the approved registration dossier. Using the CPP (critical process parameters) determined from previous…
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Obtention of customized dosage forms is one of the main attractions of 3D printing in pharmaceuticals. In this sense, children are one of the groups within the population with a greater need for drug doses adapted to their requirements (age, weight, pathological state…), but most 3D printed oral…
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Pediatric population is a diverse group comprising of different subgroups. The use of unlicensed and off-label medicines for treating children is widespread due to the non-availability of suitable dosage forms for this age group. Although the physiological differences related to the diverse age…
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If you want to learn about the safety of food and drug colors and the current status of the JECFA and CODEX Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) evaluations of the colors for various food categories for listing in the international CODEX General Standard of Food Additives (GSFA), you will want to…
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Many parameters must be considered before and during the pharmaceutical coating process. Sometimes it is necessary to adjust parameters to get the best possible result. The correct and precise choice of process parameters is crucial for a flawless result and an optimal coating. Various influencing…
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