Film Coating excipients and systems by manufacturer
The procedure of coating tablets is a complex process that results in the forming of a thin layer around the tablet.
Film coating is applied to a wide variety of pharmaceutical products, including tablets, pellets, granules, capsules, powders and crystals. Therefore Pharma Excipients provides a list of suppliers, products and further information on each coating system. By clicking on the highlighted manufacturer names you will be transmitted to a request form for samples and further information. Please get in touch with us for any update or missing excipient we will gladly add it as soon as possible.
| Manufacturer | Commercial name | Polymer | Function/Application | Application form | Color | Solvent | Ready-to-use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Aqualon™ ethylcellulose | Ethylcellulose | Film coating/Excipients | Micro-particles, pellets and tablets | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Control ENA | Enteric film coating | Tablets | Yes | |||
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Control SRX | Ethylcellulose | Sustained-release coating | Tablets | Yes | ||
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Genesis | film coating | Tablets, capsules | Yes | |||
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Preferred | High-solids cellulosic or high-solids PVP/VA formulations | Film coating with high solid content | Tablets, capsules | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Prime | Film coating | Tablets, capsules | clear and white off the shelf | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ashland | Aquarius™ Protect | Moisture sealing, odor/taste masking film coating | Tablets, capsules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Ashland | AquaSolve™ HPMCAS | Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate | Enteric film coating/Excipients | Tablets, capsules or granules | white - off white | aqueous+plasticizer/ organic | Yes |
| Ashland | Benecel™ methylcellulose and hypromellose | HPMC | Excipients | No | |||
| Ashland | Klucel™ | hydroxypropylcellulose | Excipients | No | |||
| BASF | Kollicoat® IR | Polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene glycol graft copolymer | Instant release, sustained release | No | |||
| BASF | Kollicoat® Protect | Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol copolymer and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) | Moisture protection | No | |||
| BASF | Kollicoat® Smartseal 30 D | Co-polymer comprising methyl methacrylate (MMA) and diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) in a ratio of 6:4 | Moisture protection, taste masking | Tablet, pellet and particle coatings | |||
| BASF | Kollicoat® SR 30 D | Polyvinyl acetate stabilized with polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium lauryl sulfate | Sustained release | ||||
| BASF | Kollidon® | Vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer | Dry binder for direct compression tableting, as granulating agent, as retarding and as a film-forming agent as well as in taste-masking applications | ||||
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® | HPMC | Film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® C | Customer Formula / Kundenrezeptur | Reproducible film coating with customer formula | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® E | Polymethacrylate copolymers | Enteric film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® G | HPMC/Strach/PVA | Film coating with glossy effect | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® HS | HPMC | Film coating with high solid content | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® ME | Starch-based | Microencapsulation, multi-layer capsules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® MS | HPMC | Moisture sealing | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® OM | HPMC | Odor masking film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® PRO | Polyvinyl Alcohol Polyethylene Glycol Copolymer and Polyvinyl Alcohol | Moisture sealing | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol and, optionally hydroxypropyl cellulose | Moisture sealing | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® SR | Combination of insoluble cellulose ethers or ammonium-methacrylate copolymer (Type A, Type B) with soluble cellulose ethers, plasticizers and pigments | Sustained-release film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® STA | Starch-based | Film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | AquaPolish® TC | HPMC | Taste covering film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | BonuLac® E | Shellac | Enteric film coating and moisture sealing | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| BIOGRUND | NutraPolish® Organic | Gum Arabic | Film coating | Tablets | clear | Yes | |
| Colorcon | Acryl-EZE® | EUDRAGIT® L100-55 | Enteric release, Aqueous Acrylic Enteric System | Tablets, granules, multiparticulates | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes |
| Colorcon | Acryl-EZE® II | Enteric release, Optimized Aqueous Acrylic Enteric System | Multiparticulates or tablets | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Colorcon | ETHOCEL™ | Ethylcellulose (DOW) | Sustained release, Premium Ethylcellulose Polymers | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | ETHOCEL™ HP | Ethylcellulose (DOW) | Sustained release, High Productivity (HP) | Multiparticulates, powders and mini-tablets | Yes | ||
| Colorcon | Nutrafinish® | Immediate release, Aqueous Dietary Supplement Coatings | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | ||
| Colorcon | NutraPure™ | clear | aqueous | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Nutrateric® | Enteric release, Nutritional Enteric Coating System | Optimized for use on tablets and soft gelatin capsules | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opadry® | HPMC | Immediate release | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Colorcon | Opadry® amb II | Immediate release, High Performance Moisture Barrier Film Coating | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opadry® CA | Cellulose acetate polymer | Sustained release, Fully Formulated Osmotic Coating System | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opadry® EC | Ethylcellulose | Sustained release, Ethylcellulose Organic Coating System | Multiparticulates and tablets | Yes | ||
| Colorcon | Opadry® Enteric | Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate and poly(methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate) | Enteric release, Formulated for Solvent Coating | clear, white and color matched | organic or hydro-alcoholic | Yes | |
| Colorcon | Opadry® EZ | Immediate release, EZ Easy Swallow Film Coating System | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opadry® fx™ | PVA | Immediate release, Special Effects Film Coating System | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Colorcon | Opadry® II | PVA | Immediate release | clear, white and color matched | Yes | ||
| Colorcon | Opadry® QX | Immediate release, Quick and Flexible Film Coating | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opadry® SGR | Immediate release, Rapid Sugar Film Coating System | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | ||
| Colorcon | Opadry® TF | Immediate release, TiO2 Free Formulated Film Coatings | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Opalux® | immediate release | clear, white and color matched | Yes | |||
| Colorcon | Surelease® | Ethylcellulose | Sustained release, Ethylcellulose Dispersion Type B NF | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Colorcon | Sureteric® | Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate | Enteric release, Aqueous Enteric Coating System | clear, white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Corel | Acrycoat® | Methacrylic acid co-polymers | Enteric coating, Sustained release, Moisture barrier, taste masking | aqueous/organic | No | ||
| Corel | Colorcoat® EC | Enteric coating | Tablets, pills, pellets, granules and powder | white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Colorcoat® FC | Film coating | Tablets, pills, pellets, granules and powder | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Colorcoat® FL | Taste masking | Tablets, pills, pellets, granules and powder | white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Colorcoat® MB | Moisture sealing | Tablets, pills, pellets, granules and powder | clear, white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Colorcoat® SC | Seal coating | Tablets, pills and pellets | white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Colorcoat® SW | Subsitute for sugar coating | Tablets, pills, pellets, granules and powder | white and color matched | aqueous/organic | Yes | |
| Corel | Nutracoat® | Ethyl cellulose polymer | Sustained release, taste masking, moisture barrier | Powders, granules, tablets and capsules | aqueous | Yes | |
| DuPont (Dow) | ENTERACT™ HPMCAS | Hypromellose Acetate Succinate | Enteric coating | No | |||
| DuPont (Dow) | ETHOCEL | Ethylcellulose | Controlled release, taste masking | No | |||
| DuPont (Dow) | METHOCEL | HPMC | Immediate release | No | |||
| DuPont (Dow) | WALOCEL | Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose | Binder and thickener | No | |||
| Evonik | EUDRAGIT | Multiparticulates, regular or matrix tablets and hard or soft-gel capsules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | aqueous/organic | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGIT® E | Improve swallowability, mask unpleasant tastes or odors, and protect the API from environmental influences | Multiparticulates, regular or matrix tablets and hard or soft-gel capsules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGIT® L, EUDRAGIT® FS | Delayed release | Multiparticulates, regular or matrix tablets and hard or soft-gel capsules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGIT® RL, EUDRAGIT® RS | Sustained release | Multiparticulates, regular or matrix tablets and hard or soft-gel capsules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGUARD biotic | Colonic delivery | Tablets, granules, and soft- and hard-shell capsules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGUARD control | Sustained release | Tablets, capsules and multiparticules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Evonik | EUDRAGUARD natural | Maize starch-based | Modulated release, Taste/odor masking | Tablets, capsules and multiparticules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | |
| Evonik | EUDRAGUARD protect | Taste/odor masking, Moisture protection, Light and oxidation protection | Tablets, capsules and multiparticules | white, clear, colored in ReadyMixes | Yes | ||
| Ideal CuresIdeal Cures | INSTACOATTM 4G | PVA | Film coating | white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ideal CuresIdeal Cures | INSTACOATTM EMB | PVA | Moisture barrier | white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ideal CuresIdeal Cures | INSTACOATTM EN-SUPER-II | Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Type C | Enteric coating | white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ideal CuresIdeal Cures | INSTACOATTM SFC | HPMC and sucrose based | Sugar coating | white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| Ideal CuresIdeal Cures | INSTANUTE DR | Sodium Alginate | Nutritional applications requiring delayed release properties | white and color matched | aqueous | Yes | |
| JRS Pharma | VIVACOAT ®protect | Enteric coating, Taste masking | Yes | ||||
| JRS Pharma | VIVACOAT® | HPMC | Film coating, moisture barrier | Yes | |||
| JRS Pharma | VIVAPHARM® HPMC | HPMC | No | ||||
| Kerry | Cellulose Ethers | HPMC | Yes | ||||
| Kerry | SheffCoat™ | clear, white and color matched | Yes | ||||
| Merck | Parteck® COAT | Polyvinyl alcohol | Moisture barrier | Tablets, pellets | aqueous | No | |
| Seppic | SEPIFILM Classic | HPMC | Film coating | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear and white, can be colored with SEPISPERSE DRY | aqueous/organic | Yes |
| Seppic | SEPIFILM GLOSS | Film coating with glossy effect | Yes | ||||
| Seppic | SEPIFILM LP | HPMC | Moisture sealing | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | clear and white, can be colored with SEPISPERSE DRY | aqueous | Yes |
| Seppic | SEPIFILM Naturally Colored | Film coating | Tablets | standard red, pink, blue, yellow, green colors can be mixed | aqueous | Yes | |
| Seppic | SEPIFILM SC | Sugar and HPMC-based | Sugar coating | Tablets, sugar-coated almonds, chewing gums | white | aqueous | Yes |
| Seppic | SEPIFILM White TF | HPMC | Film coating | Tablets | white | aqueous | Yes |
| Seppic | SEPISPERSE DRY | HPMC | Coloration | aqueous | No | ||
| Shin-Etsu | PHARMACOAT® | HPMC | film coating, taste masking | Tablets, capsules, pellets and granules | aqueous / organic | No | |
| Shin-Etsu | METOLOSE® SM-4 | Methylcellulose | film coating, taste masking | Pellets | aqueous /organic | No | |
| Shin-Etsu | HPMCP | Hypromellose phtalate | Enteric coating agent, taste masking | Tablets, pellets | organic | No | |
| Shin-Etsu | Shin-Etsu AQOAT® | Hypromellose acetate succinate | Enteric coating, taste masking | Tablets, pellets | aqueous, organic | No | |
| Shin-Etsu | Tylopur | HPMC | Film coating, binder, Excipient | No | |||
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT L 100-55 | Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT L 100-55D | Partially Neutralized Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT L 100 | Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT L 30 D | Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Aqueous Dispersion | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT L 12.5 | Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Organic solution 12.5 % | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT S100 | Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT S 12.5 | Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Organic solution 12.5 % | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT FS 30D | _ | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Aqueous Dispersion | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RL 100 | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder / Granules form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RS 100 | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder / Granules form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RL PO | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RS PO | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RS 12.5 | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Organic solution 12.5 % | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT RL 12.5 | Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Organic solution 12.5 % | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT NE 30D | Ethyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer | Sustained Release Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Aqueous Dispersion | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT E PO | Amino Methacrylate Copolymer | Taste Masking & Protective Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder Form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT E 12.5 | Amino Methacrylate Copolymer | Taste Masking & Protective Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Organic solution 12.5 % | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRUGCOAT E 100 | Amino Methacrylate Copolymer | Taste Masking & Protective Formulation | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Powder / Granules form | _ | _ |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT ECS | Ready To Use Enteric Coating System | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Organic / Non-Aqueous/ Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT EZ | Ready To Use Enteric Coating System | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Aqueous Dispersion | Aqueous | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT ECA | Ready To Use Enteric Coating System | Enteric Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT FCU | HPMC Based Film Coating System | Immediate Release Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous/ Non-Aqueous/Organic /Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT FCA II | HPMC Based Film Coating System | Immediate Release Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | _ | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT FCA III | HPMC Based Film Coating System | Immediate Release Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | _ | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT HSP | PVA Based Film Coating System | Immediate Release Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT SEAL | HPMC Based Seal Coating System | Immediate Release Film Coating | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous/ Non-Aqueous/Organic /Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT HSP + | PVA Based Moisture Barrier Coating System | Moisture Barrier Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT MB-A | Aqueous based Moisture Barrier Coating System | Moisture Barrier Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT MB-S | Organic Solvent Based Moisture Barrier Coating System | Moisture Barrier Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Organic / Non-Aqueous / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT CLR | Transparent Film Coating System | Specialty Film Coating Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | Transparent | Aqueous / Non-Aqueous /Organic / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT GLOW | HPMC Based Film Coating System | Specialty Film Coating Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | _ | Aqueous / Non-Aqueous / Organic / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT PEARL | MICA Based Film Coating System | Specialty Film Coating Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous / Non-Aqueous /Organic / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT DUO | MICA Based Film Coating System | Specialty Film Coating Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous / Non-Aqueous / Organic / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |
| Vikram Thermo (India) Limited | DRCOAT FLV | Flavoured Film Coating System | Specialty Film Coating Products | Tablets, Pills, Pellets, Granules, Multiparticulates | White, Clear and Color Matched Ready Mixes | Aqueous / Non-Aqueous / Organic / Hydroalcoholic | Yes |