Oils have been used by the pharmaceutical industry for decades. From parenteral nutrition to soft gel formulations, oils play a key role in a wide range of pharmaceutical products. With an ever increasing number of new drug candidates with poor aqueous solubility and poor oral bioavailability, oils are very attractive candidates to solve real challenges for the formulators.
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Design Development and Evaluation of Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Loaded Emulgel of Voriconazole
Voriconazole is a second generation triazole derived from fluconazole. Voriconazole is used for the treatment of various fungal infections. Though it has excellent antifungal activity, there are several side effects associated with it. In order to overcome these limitations, nanostructures may be an…
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Solid Lipid Microparticles by Spray Congealing of Water/Oil Emulsion: An Effective/Versatile Loading…
Spray congealing technique was exploited to produce solid lipid microparticles (SLMp) loaded with a highly water-soluble drug (metoclopramide hydrochloride) dissolved in the aqueous phase of a water in oil (W/O) emulsion. The use of an emulsion as starting material for a spray congealing treatment…
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Green Nanoemulsion Water/Ethanol/Transcutol/LabM-Based Treatment of Pharmaceutical Antibiotic…
Contaminated wastewater released from hospital, domestic, and industrial sources is a major challenge to aquatic animals and human health. In this study, we addressed removal of erythromycin (ERN) from contaminated water employing water/ethanol/Transcutol/Labrafil M 1944 CS (LabM) green…
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Refined Sesame Oil IV-1 – White Paper
Introduction to Sesame oil
Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.) have been grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times. It has been one of the first crops processed for oil production. Sesame oil has been used for healing wounds for thousands of years and is mentioned in the…
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Nanochannel delivery system for CBD: Sustained low level plasma levels without liver toxicity
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a plant-derived cannabinoid found in marijuana and hemp that has been intensely investigated for its putative anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and/or analgesic effects. Since all these conditions require long-term treatment, sustained release formulations are being investigated.…
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Pharmaceutical oils for Cannabinoid drug products – White Paper
Medicinal Cannabinoids
There are currently more than 150 cannabinoid-based products under development in the world. The first US FDA approved product Epidiolex®, isolated from the cannabis plant and indicated for severe forms of epilepsy is formulated with Sesame oil. Other approved products like…
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Managing The Natural Variability Of Plant-Based Pharmaceutical Ingredients – ADM White Paper
Managing The Natural Variability Of Plant-Based Pharmaceutical Ingredients - Example Of Vegetable Oils
Why managing variability?
Pharmaceutical ingredients play a key role in drug formulation. Variations in their composition and physicochemical properties can have significant impact on the…
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Processing of Lipid Nanodispersions into Solid Powders by Spray Drying
Spray drying is a promising technology for drying lipid nanodispersions. These formulations can serve as carrier systems for poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are loaded into the lipid matrix to improve their bioavailability. Once the API-loaded nanocarriers have…
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Design And Optimization of Midazolam Loaded Microemulsion Using Quality by Design (Qbd) Assisted…
Abstract
Introduction: More emphasize was given in the present work is application of QbD tools and DoE approach. The existing study was aimed towards development and characterization of Midazolam (MZM) loaded microemulsion (ME) for brain delivery through nasal route.
Methods: Different QTPP and…
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Use of high melting point solid vegetable oils in encapsulation processes – ADM White Paper
Use of high melting point solid vegetable oils in encapsulation processes
Introduction to encapsulation
Encapsulation relates to technologies that enable the incorporation of a compound into individualized small
particles. Depending on the process applied, these particles can have…
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