Drug Carrier

Chitosan has excellent properties, as it is nontoxic, mucoadhesive, biocompatible, and biodegradable. However, the poor water solubility of chitosan is...

Abstract Granulation is a size-enlargement process by which small particles are bonded, by means of various techniques, in coherent and...

Alkindi® is a novel oral multi-particulate taste-masked formulation of hydrocortisone for use in children with the rare disease adrenal insufficiency....

Medicines of drug coated inert pellets filled into hard capsules or compressed into tablets are already on the market, until...

Most of the recent drug compounds coming out of the drug discovery pipeline are labile (multiple polymorphs), and need to...

Hot-melt extrusion (HME) has gained increasing attention in the pharmaceutical industry; however, its potential in the preparation of solid self-emulsifying...

Milk has previously been considered as a potential lipid-based drug delivery system for poorly water soluble drugs but it has...

One of the major disadvantages associated with macromolecules therapy is that most of them can only be administered parenterally. Exenatide,...

In this video Chris Moreton gives an interesting insight on pharmaceutical excipients. 

A compatibility study of drug substance with excipients is a crucial step in the drug development process in order to...