Capsugel Launches Vcaps for Enteric Protection & Delayed Release
Capsugel recently announced the launch of its Vcaps® Enteric capsules, a new functional capsule technology that achieves enteric protection and delayed release without the need for functional coating. The new capsules provide Capsugel’s customers with another solution for intrinsically enteric delivery, complementing the company’s enTRinsic™ Drug Delivery Technology launched in late 2015.
Incorporating enteric polymers to form the primary capsule structure is a breakthrough in drug product development that can accelerate speed to market while reducing costs. Intrinsically enteric capsule technologies allow formulators to avoid coating preparation, application, and validation, which greatly simplifies preclinical and clinical studies for compounds requiring enteric protection or delayed release.