Lactose

Co-processed excipients may enhance functionality and reduce drawbacks of traditional excipients for the manufacture of tablets on a commercial scale. The following study aimed to characterize a range of co-processed excipients that may prove suitable for dispersible tablet formulations prepared by…
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Multi-unit pellet system (MUPS) is of great interest as it is amenable to customization. MUPS comprises multi-particulates, usually as pellets or spheroids, which can be coated with diffusion barrier coatings. One commonly used diffusion barrier coating is the methacrylic acid copolymer, which can…
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Wasserburg, Germany, May, 2023: Pharmaceutical lactose specialist MEGGLE Excipients will launch its latest inhalable milled lactose grade, InhaLac® 180 at May’s Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) in the South of France. InhaLac® 180 is tailored to dry powder inhalation (DPI) applications with a…
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Tablets are the favored dosage form for numerous active pharmaceutical ingredients, among others because they are easy to take, ensure safe dosing and allow cost-effective production on a large scale. This dosage form is also frequently chosen for the administration of viable probiotic …
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This study describes the first implementation of Raman spectrometer in a stream sampler for the in-line monitoring of low drug concentration in poor flowability powder blends. Raman spectra were continuously acquired as the powder blends flowed through the stream sampler operating with a paddle…
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A recently developed process analytical technology (PAT) using artificial intelligence to form the framework of its model, combining frequency-domain acoustic emissions (AE) and elastic impact mechanics to accurately predict complex particle size distributions (PSD) in real-time. This model was…
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Modeling of structural and mechanical tablet properties consisting of multiple components, based on a minimum of experimental data is of high interest, in order to minimize time- and cost-intensive experimental trials in the development of new tablet formulations. The majority of commonly available…
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A model of the compaction process that has come into increasing use with the pharmaceutical industry is the Drucker-Prager Cap model (DPC). It has long been used in conjunction with the finite element methods to simulate the density and stress distributions in compacts. More recently the calibrated…
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The current paper shows how excipient properties impact the process parameters and the final tablet properties in a fully integrated continuous direct compression line. Blend properties of low-dose (1% w/w) and high-dose (40% w/w) paracetamol formulations were evaluated and linked to the blending …
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Twin-screw continuous mixing was used to prepare aerosol powders containing 1% budesonide, 0.3% magnesium stearate, and 98.7% α-lactose monohydrate. The effect of mixing configuration was studied using three screw profiles containing either a combing element, 30° forward kneading element, or a 60° …
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