Pharma Excipients
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Fabrication of Orally Fast Disintegrating Wafer Tablets Containing Cannabis Extract Using Freeze…
Abstract
Introduction: The development of a novel dosage form for cannabis extract is necessary to improve drug delivery
and to also enhance patient convenience.
Methods: Orally fast disintegrating wafer tablets containing cannabis extract, which were prepared using the
freeze drying…
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Colon-targeted delivery systems of budesonide as second-line therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
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In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), some parts of the gastrointestinal tract GIT become inflamed, depending on the location of the inflammation, it's divided into two types Crohn's and ulcerative colitis (UC). The local absorption of anti-inflammatory drugs such as budesonide (BUD) at the…
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Tableting of coated multiparticulates: Influences of punch face configurations
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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. Punch face designs used include standard concave, deep…
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Taste Masking of Dexketoprofen Trometamol Orally Disintegrating Granules by High-Shear Coating with…
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Orally disintegrating granules (ODGs) are a pharmaceutical form commonly used for the administration of NSAIDs because of their easy assumption and fast dispersion. The development of ODGs is not easy for drugs like dexketoprofen trometamol (DXKT), which have a bitter and burning taste. In…
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Potentially Harmful Excipients: State of the Art for Oral Liquid Forms Used in Neonatology and…
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The pediatric population exhibits an important age-dependent heterogeneity in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics parameters, resulting in differences in drug efficacy and toxicity compared to the adult population, particularly for neonates. Toxicity and efficacy divergences have been…
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Design, development and scale up studies of metformin hydrochloride multiparticulate system: A…
Metformin hydrochloride (MH) is prescribed for treating diabetes mellitus. The most popular dosage form, viz., tablets has a bulky nature as MH dose ranges up to 1000 mg leading to large size. In geriatric or dysphagic patients, due to altered physiology, swallowing such bulky formulation is…
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Liquid API Feeding in Pharmaceutical HME: Novel Options in Solid Dosage Manufacturing
Hot melt extrusion (HME) is a common unit operation. It is broadly applicable in the pharmaceutical industry and can be implemented in a continuous manufacturing line. However, the conventional way of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) feeding with a pre-blend consisting of a powdered API and a…
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Leveraging spray drying technique for advancing biologic product development – A mini review
Over the last 15 years, spray drying (SD), as an alternative to lyophilization, to manufacture and increase the stability of biologics has demonstrated promising outcomes. Pharmaceutical companies, on the other hand, have yet to expand technology for the production of aseptic spray-dried biologics.…
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Formulation and characterization of medicated chewing gum containing zingiberine for treatment of…
The objective of this work was to formulate zingiberine as medicated chewing gum for improving its bioavailability. The objective was achieved by isolating zingiberine form ginger oil and formulating chewing gum using zein as the gum base by melting method. The formulation of ZCGs was achieved using…
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The Impact of Formulation and Freeze Drying on the Properties and Performance of Freeze-Dried…
Freeze drying is a commonly used method for preserving probiotic bacteria and live biotherapeutic products. Before drying, the bacterial cells are formulated with a lyoprotectant, and the design of these two process steps are crucial to achieve a high-quality product. There are several factors that…
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