Enhancing breast cancer treatment: Comprehensive study of gefitinib-loaded poloxamer 407/TPGS mixed micelles through design, development, in-silico modelling, In-Vitro testing, and Ex-Vivo characterization
Abstract
Breast cancer continues to pose a substantial global health challenge, emphasizing the critical need for the advancement of novel therapeutic approaches. Key players in the regulation of apoptosis, a fundamental process in cell death, are the B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family proteins, namely Bcl-2 and Bax. These proteins have garnered…
Impact of the polymer dispersity on the properties of curcumin/polyvinylpyrrolidone amorphous solid…
Amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) are known to enhance the absorption of poorly water-soluble drugs. In this work we synthesise well-defined Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to establish the impact of dispersity and chain-end functionality on the…
In situ triggered, floating delivery systems of capsaicin for prolonged gastroprotection
Abstract
Capsaicin (CAP) has been implicated as a gastroprotective agent in the treatment of peptic ulcers. However, its oral administration is hampered by its poor aqueous solubility and caustic effect at high administered doses. To…
Sample Size Requirements of a Pharmaceutical Material Library: A Case in Predicting Direct…
The material library is an emerging, new data-driven approach for developing pharmaceutical process models. How many materials or samples should be involved in a particular application scenario is unclear, and the impact of sample size on…
KLEPTOSE® BioPharma Hydroxypropyl Beta-Cyclodextrin as a Potential Functional Alternative to…
Roquette presented a new case study lately. See the use of KLEPTOSE® BioPharma Hydroxypropyl Beta-Cyclodextrin as a potential functional alternative to surfactants in the following:
CHALLENGE
Therapeutic proteins are inherently unstable…
Development of Ternary Amorphous Solid Dispersions Manufactured by Hot-Melt Extrusion and…
Producing amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) by hot-melt extrusion (HME) is favorable from an economic and ecological perspective but also limited to thermostable active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). A potential technology shift from…
Influence of preparation method and choice of phospholipid on co-amorphization, physical stability,…
This case study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of forming equimolar co-amorphous drug-phospholipid systems by different preparation methods. Indomethacin (IND) was chosen as a model drug and combined with three phospholipids of natural…
Solid dispersions of bedaquiline fumarate to improve its pharmaceutical attributes: A comparative…
Abstract
Objectives
The therapeutic delivery of hydrophobic drugs via solid dispersion is an appealing methodology to enhance the dissolution rate and ultimately the in vivo bioavailability. The objective of current investigation was to…
Impact testing as a new approach to determine mechanical strength of pharmaceutical tablets
Abstract
One of the most common standardised testing of tablet strength in the pharmaceutical industry is the tablet breaking force, which records data related to diametrical compression. This method does not account for a rapid transfer…
Development of multiple structured extended release tablets via hot melt extrusion and dual-nozzle…
Abstract
The study aims to fabricate extended release (ER) tablets using a dual-nozzle fused deposition modeling (FDM) three-dimensional (3D) printing technology based on hot melt extrusion (HME), using caffeine as the model compound.…
Biopolymer Packaging Materials in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Biopolymer packaging materials are gaining prominence in the pharmaceutical industry due to environmental concerns. Derived from renewable sources, these biopolymers offer biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity, making them…
Hypericin emulsomes combined with hollow microneedles as a non-invasive photodynamic platform for…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a joint-destructive autoimmune disease that severely affects joint function. Despite the variability of treatment protocols, all of them are associated with severe side effects that compromise patient…
Advancing oral drug delivery: The science of fast dissolving tablets (FDTs)
The field of oral drug delivery has witnessed significant advancements, with a focus on developing innovative formulations to address challenges associated with traditional dosage forms, especially for patients with difficulties in…
Recent advances of electrospray technique for multiparticulate preparation: Drug delivery…
Abstract
The electrospray (ES) technique has proven to be an effective and a versatile approach for crafting drug delivery carriers with diverse dimensions, multiple layers, and varying morphologies. Achieving the desired particle…
Leveraging novel innovative thermoresponsive polymers in microneedles for targeted intradermal…
Abstract
Microneedles have garnered considerable attention over the years as a versatile pharmaceutical platform that could be leveraged to deliver drugs into and across the skin. In the current work, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm)…
Cushion-coated pellets for tableting without external excipients
Multiple-unit dosage forms prepared by compacting pellets offer important manufacturing and compliance advantages over pellet-filled capsules. However, compaction may negatively affect the release control mechanism of pellets, and subunits…
Alternative For Prohibited Food Additive TiO2
The discussion about the excipient titanium dioxide in the European food industry is already several years old. TiO2 was banned from food products in the EU and other countries since 2022 as being maybe carcinogenic . This even had…
Lactalis – See their family of pharmaceutical grade lactose monohydrate
Benefiting from the experience and technology of decades, Lactalis was able to enter
the excipients’ market with its pharmaceutical lactose products in the forth quarter of 2023.
The Lactalpha range is composed of milled and sieved…
Tailoring drug release in bilayer tablets through droplet deposition modeling and injection molding
Abstract
This study explores the innovative production of personalized bilayer tablets, integrating two advanced manufacturing techniques: Droplet Deposition Modeling (DDM) and Injection Molding (IM). Unlike traditional methods limited to…
PhytoSquene® – Your plant-derived squalene for parenteral applications
PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY AND ENSURING SAFETY WITH NON-ANIMAL-DERIVED SQUALENE
PhytoSquene® is our non-animal-derived squalene that can be used in vaccines and other pharmaceutical applications. This alternative to animal-derived…
Quality by design driven systematic development of nanoemulgel of clobetasol-17-propionate for…
Abstract
Nanoemulgels require two step formulation, the first one being formulation of nanoemulsion followed by the incorporation of nanoemulsion within a gel matrix. The current investigation aimed to formulate a Clobetasol-17-propionate…
d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate surface scaffold polysarcosine based polymeric…
In this study, Enzalutamide (ENZ) loaded Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) nanoparticles coated with polysarcosine and d-α-Tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS) were prepared using a three-step modified nanoprecipitation…
Parteck® LM Excipient System – Reduce complexity in your formulation and optimize results
Discover our, Merck, new Parteck® LM Excipient System: This exceptional product offers excellent flow properties, ensuring reliable dosing in both batch and continuous processes. With its consistent dosing and robust, constant mixing times,…
HME as Advanced Approach for Development of Solid Self Emulsifying Drug Delivery System
The pharmaceutical industry is paying more and more attention to hot-melt extrusion (HME), but this technology's promise for creating solid self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (S-SMEDDS) has not yet been fully realized. The numerous…
Research on classification of natural plant products and critical factors affecting tablet…
Abstract
The complex physical properties of natural plant products (NPPs) greatly influence the disintegration of NPP tablets, and the evaluation of their disintegration properties is generally overlooked. To solve this problem, the study…
Simultaneous photo-induced polymerization and surface modification by microfluidic spinning to…
Functionalized polymer fibers were prepared by microfluidic spinning involving simultaneous photopolymerization and surface modification. A capillary-based microfluidic device was used with two miscible coaxially co-flowing phases to afford…
Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System for Enhanced Oral Delivery of Tenofovir: Formulation,…
Tenofovir (TNF) is a common component of many antiretroviral therapy regimens, but it is associated with poor membrane permeability and low oral bioavailability. To improve its oral bioavailability and membrane permeability, a…
In vitro and in vivo toxicity of thiolated and PEGylated organosilica nanoparticles
This study comprises the comprehensive toxicological assessment of thiolated organosilica nanoparticles (NPs) synthesised from 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS). We investigated the influence of three different types of nanoparticles…
Influence of refilling on dosing accuracy of loss-in-weight powder feeders in continuous…
Abstract
Continuous manufacturing is a novel concept to produce high quality drug products. The manufacture of solid dosage forms starts with the feeding of materials, which is consider a critical step because it could have a high…
Tableting of coated multiparticulates: Influences of punch face configurations
Abstract
The influences of the punch face design on multi-unit pellet system (MUPS) tablets were investigated. Drug-loaded pellets coated with sustained release polymer based on ethylcellulose or acrylic were compacted into MUPS tablets.…
Enhancing Oral Delivery of Biologics: A Non-Competitive and Cross-Reactive Anti-Leptin Receptor…
Abstract
Biotherapeutics exhibit high efficacy in targeted therapy, but their oral delivery is impeded by the harsh conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and limited intestinal absorption. This article presents a strategy to…
Enhancing solubility and stability of piperine using β-cyclodextrin derivatives: computational and…
Piperine (PP), a natural alkaloid found in black pepper, possesses significant bioactivities. However, its use in pharmaceutical applications is hindered by low water solubility and susceptibility to UV light degradation. To overcome these…
High purity excipients for parenteral drug delivery
Parenteral formulation frequently faces limitations associated with drug stability and poor solubility. Drug compatibility and the minimum concentration of drug required to produce the targeted pharmacological effect are key to excipient…
Multi-particulate formulations: the power of many
After assessing the various routes of drug administration, oral delivery stands out as the safest and, as a result, the most universally accepted among patients. Single-unit dosage forms, including tablets followed by capsules, have been…
An innovative carrier for the formulation of amorphous solid dispersion by hot-melt extrusion with…
The aim of this work was to study the possibility to use SepitrapTM as a carrier for the formulation of amorphous solid dispersions by HME (hot melt extrusion) processing aiming solubility enhancement of poorly water-soluble drugs.…