Pharma Excipients

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Orally Dissolving Technology Excipient

Orally disintegrating dosage forms

Okt 8, 2018

What is an orally disintegrating dosage form? An orally disintegrating tablet is a novel formulation that dissolves in the saliva within a few seconds and without requiring of drinking additional water. This dosage form is a powerful way to deliver active drugs ingredients because it has many…
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How are Flavors created? Second Article of „Excipient Basics“ Series

Mai 23, 2018

23. May 2018 Flavors are blends of aroma chemicals that are developed for specific end-use applications. The exact composition of flavors is proprietary – it’s the intellectual property of the flavor supplier (“flavor house”). The…
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What are Flavors? First article of „Excipient Basics“ – Series

Mai 17, 2018

17. May 2018 To a sensory scientist, the term “flavor” refers to the combination of taste, aroma, mouthfeel and texture. To a formulator, a flavor is a commercial ingredient that is a blend of volatile chemicals responsible for…
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Taste Masking: A unique Approach for Bitter Drugs

Sep 30, 2017

30. September 2017 Taste is the maximum valuable factor within the case of orally drugs administering. Flavor covering is a prerequisite for bitter tablets to better the patient compliance, particularly in the paediatrics and…
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Solution through compounding: Flavouring for children: Part 2

Mai 9, 2017

09. May 2017 Abstract: This article is the second part of a series on flavouring for children's formulations. Omeprazole has been chosen as an example of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) that is not commercially available as an oral liquid, and is also unstable…
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Viscocity Agent

The central role of excipients in drug formulation

Okt 8, 2015

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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