Coating Systems and Additives

The paper presents a new in-line measurement technique for determining the coating thickness and uniformity of pharmaceutical pellets during film-coating in a fluid-bed apparatus. Non-destructive and contact-free process monitoring was performed via an optical coherence tomography (OCT) sensor…
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Acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) is an (the Food and Drug Administration) FDA-approved substance for use as a pharmaceutical excipient. It is used in pharmaceutical coating of solid oral dosage forms such as coated tablets or capsules. However, the information of ATBC on its pharmacokinetics is…
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10. June 2018 The focus of the OSeeT are enteric coatings (EC) and modified-release (MR) coatings. The characteristics of the coating layer are revealed via OSeeT: Mean coating thickness →  progress of coating process Intra-particle and inter-particle…
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Active substances are rarely administered alone. For example, levothyroxine, a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone, indicated in the treatment of hypothyroidism, is administered at a very low dosage, ranging from 15 μg to 200 μg. These very small amounts of powder mean that it is not possible…
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