Mineral Stearates

Film tablets are a common oral dosage form. For many of the functions film layers can have on pharmaceutical tablets, a high degree of coating uniformity is required. In studies on coating uniformity the coefficient of variation is commonly used as a marker. Previous studies regarding the trend…
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The performance of a series of inorganic salts as direct compression excipients was systematically evaluated. The physical-chemical and technological properties of the different salts were investigated in terms of crystalline/amorphous state, morphology, granulometry, apparent/tapped density,…
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Roller compaction is a low cost granulation process which application is sometimes limited by the granular loss of compactability and reduced drug dissolution rate. Hence, the design of a robust manufacturing process is key in order to ensure quality of tablets. In this study, for ibuprofen…
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Despite being the most essential nutrient, water is commonly forgotten in the fields of pharmacy and nutrition. Hydration status is determined by water balance (the difference between water input and output). Hypohydration or negative water balance is affected by numerous factors, either internal…
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Implication of Quantitative Selection of Each Excipient in Product Development Excipients’ role in designing different dosage forms does not require any introduction. These are the additives that are added to the formulation along with pharmacologically active substance. The main purpose of adding…
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Flowability is a key consideration during the formulation and process development of oral solid dosage forms as it can have a critical impact on product quality. With a limited number of examples available in the literature, there is a need to better understand and share the typical flow properties…
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The causes of atypical nitrogen adsorption isotherm features of commercial magnesium stearate grades have been investigated through a combination of alternative adsorbates and variation of analytical conditions. Atypical features have previously been identified as having poor linearity of adsorption…
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08. July 2018 Magnesium stearate (MgSt) is the most commonly used excipient for oral solid dosage forms, yet there is significant commercial physicochemical variability that can lead to variable performance of critical product attributes. Differential scanning…
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20. June 2018 Itraconazole is a fungicide drug which has low bioavailability due to its poor water solubility. Amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) is a tool that has the potential to greatly increase the dissolution rate and extent of compounds. In this work, the…
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