Captisol

Abstract Background/Objectives: Curcumin has well-established efficacy in a variety of disorders due to its prominent antioxidant, antiaging, anti-inflammatory, chemosensitizing, and anticancer activities. Despite its numerous benefits, curcumin exhibits low bioavailability mainly due to its poor…
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This year´s CPHI Europe happend last week from 8th to 10th October  in Milano at Fiera Milano. . Pharma Excipients visited the excipients hall, hall 6 for you and in the following you find a broad range of booth photos as well as short introduction videos we recorded at CPhI 2024 in Milan. Here…
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This year CPHI Europe opens its doors in Milano at Fiera Milano. From 8th to 10th October you can have a face-to-face chat with visitors and exhibitors again. As usual, InnoPack, P-MEC, FDF, ICSE, MedTech and BioProduction will be held together with CPHI. Pharma Excipients gives you an overview…
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Palbociclib (PAL) is an anti-cancer molecule that is highly selective for CDK4/6 inhibition and approved for the management of advanced breast cancer. Due to its down-and-out aqueous solubility and poor oral bioavailability, therapeutic applications have been compromised in the pharmaceutical field.…
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Abstract Cataract surgery interventions are constantly increasing, particularly among adult and elderly patients. This type of surgery can lead to inflammatory states of the ocular anterior segment (AS), usually healed via postoperative treatment with dexamethasone (DEX)-containing eye drops. The…
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Febuxostat (FBX), a potent xanthine oxidase inhibitor, is widely used as a blood uric acid-reducing agent and has recently shown a promising repurposing outcome as an anti-cancer. FBX is known for its poor water solubility, which is the main cause of its weak oral bioavailability. In a previous…
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Abstract Hesperidin (Hsd), a bioactive phytomedicine, experienced an antidiabetic activity versus both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. However, its intrinsic poor solubility and bioavailability is a key challenging obstacle reflecting its oral delivery. From such perspective, the purpose of…
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Cyclodextrins (CD) and derivatives are functional excipients that can improve the bioavailability of numerous drugs. Because of their drug solubility improving properties they are used in many pharmaceutical products. Furthermore, the stability of small molecular drugs can be improved by the…
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Abstract The incorporation of phloretin (PHL), a dihydrochalcone flavonoid, in functional foods is usually hampered by its low aqueous solubility. In this regard, we investigated the impact of complexation of PHL with sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SBE-β-CD, Captisol®) to overcome its limitation.…
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Valacyclovir (VACV) was developed as a prodrug of the most common anti-herpetic drug Acyclovir (ACV), aiming to enhance its bioavailability. Nevertheless, prolonged VACV oral treatment may lead to the development of important side effects. Nanotechnology-based formulations for vaginal administration…
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