Coating

Abstract: Chitosan is an excipient which has been studied thoroughly in research works thanks to its positive characteristics such as muco-adhesiveness and ability to open epithelial-tight-junctions. In this article, lipophilic stearoyl chitosan (ST-CS) was synthetized in order to anchor this…
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The aim of this work was to evaluate gellan gum as binder in pellet formulations, with theophylline as the model drug, in comparison with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). A full 32 factorial design was realized, with binder and dilu- ent factors at three levels each. Pellets were produced by the…
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Sugar Coating – from conventional to continuously automated When it comes to aesthetics, shine and good insulation, traditional sugar-coated tablets are still a very popular dosage form. Among the numerous coating layers, the bad-tasting and smelling active ingredient is sufficiently masked and…
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Doxorubicin loaded in poloxamer 188-coated PLGA nanoparticles (Dox-NP + P188) was shown to produce a high antitumor effect against the experimental orthotopic 101.8 glioblastoma in rats upon intravenous administration. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the acute and chronic toxicity…
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The use of natural polymer as excipients in pharmaceutical sector is expanding day by day. Low cost, safety degradable are the main causes that make them differ from other sources. Natural sources have wide range of varieties and characteristics. So they can be used…
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Prolonged drug release provided by multiple-unit dosage forms is highly beneficial to enhance the compliance and safety of the pharmacotherapy even for patients with swallowing deficiencies. To facilitate the intake for these patients, multiple-unit tablets and capsules have to be crushed or opened.…
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Quality by Design (QbD), a current trend employed to develop and optimise various critical pharmaceutical processes, is a systematic approach based on the ethos that quality should be designed into the product itself, not just end tested after manufacture. The present work details a step-wise…
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Alkindi® is a novel oral multi-particulate taste-masked formulation of hydrocortisone for use in children with the rare disease adrenal insufficiency. The objective of the present work was to study the biorelevant dissolution and compatibility properties of Alkindi® granules following…
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Medicines of drug coated inert pellets filled into hard capsules or compressed into tablets are already on the market, until now, their number is limited and there are few systematic investigations of possible coating amounts. Pellets of microcrystalline cellulose were coated with a model drug…
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