Excipients
MICROFLUIDIC ENCAPSULATION – Controlling Drug Delivery With PLGA
Richard Gray, MA, discusses the use of polymer microparticles for pharmaceutical applications, including specific examples of polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) encapsulation.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Excipients: Formulators Want Excipients for Solubility & Beyond
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with leading excipient companies to discuss the current role excipients are playing in continuous manufacturing, biopharma formulation, and controlled- and immediate-release delivery.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Improving Bioavailability & Solubility: Chemical & Physical Modification vs. Formulation Development
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with several leading companies to explore chemical and physical modification versus formulation development, and new technologies and techniques for improving bioavailability and solubility.
MULTIPARTICULATE SYSTEM – Advances in Lipid Multiparticulate Technologies for Controlled Release
Jaspreet Arora, PhD, Samantha Saville, and Brett Waybrant, PhD, focus on a controlled-release LMP formulation to identify optimum annealing conditions and to better understand the annealing mechanism.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Challenging Molecules Drive Developers to Get More Creative With Excipients
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin highlights the techniques various excipient manufacturers are using to develop more innovative and effective ingredients to improve the performance of drug molecules.
LIPID-BASED DELIVERY – Are Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Your Formulation Toolbox?
Jason M. LePree, RPh, PhD, reviews the causes of poor bioavailability for drugs and provides an introduction to lipid-based drug delivery systems, and how the formulation approach can be used to overcome impediments to good bioavailability of therapeutic actives.
NANOPARTICLES – A Revolution in the Development of Drug Delivery Vehicles
Tim Leaver explains how his company has developed a proprietary technology for the rapid development of nanoparticles and seamless scale-up for clinical studies and commercial production, and how it is transforming the development and manufacturing of a range of nanoparticle formulations from a hit-and-miss affair to a standardized process, accelerating novel nanomedicines from the bench to the clinic.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Wanted: New Excipients to Meet the Demands of a Challenging Industry
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin recently spoke with some of the leading excipient innovators to find out what types of excipients they are developing, the advantages they offer to formulations, and where they see the industry focusing throughout the next few years.
EXCIPIENT UPDATE – Solvent-Less Film Coatings: New Ethylcellulose Grade Enables Rapid Dry Powder Coating
Nick Grasman and Paula Garcia Todd, MS, present ETHOCEL HP as an innovative new product that helps customers increase productivity while still maintaining the advantages of Dow manufactured ETHOCEL, such as tight viscosity, narrow ethoxyl distribution, and reduced fiber content.
SOFTGEL FORMULATIONS – Lipid-Based Drug Delivery System to Bring Poorly Soluble Drugs to Market
Ronak Savla, PhD, PharmD, and Jeffrey E. Browne, PhD, indicate formulation screening, development, scale-up, and commercial manufacture of LBDDSs require considerable expertise, and choosing an outsourcing partner with experience and a proven track record is critical.
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White Paper: Control of Beta-Glucans & Endotoxin in High Purity Sucrose for Biopharmaceutical Applications
This white paper discusses a Quality by Design (QbD) scenario that allows end users to rationally select the well characterized excipients during biopharmaceutical development and develop a control strategy for biologic drug products.
Co-Processed Excipient for Direct Compression Designed for Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Developing ODTs is a worldwide trend. In recent years, new excipients and excipient blends have enabled manufacturers to produce ODTs using conventional equipment, ie, blenders and tablet presses. One such product is GRANFILLER-D………
Noramco & SPI Pharma Announce Availability of New Excipient Compatibility Study
Noramco and SPI Pharma recently announced they have completed work on an excipient compatibility study examining a range of options for the development of….
ABITEC Improves Solubility of Topical & Transdermal Applications With Functional Lipid Excipients
ABITEC Corporation, a global manufacturer of functional lipid excipients continues to pursue new technologies that solve various formulation challenges in the pharmaceutical market.
Meridian Launches New Range of Lyo-Ready PCR Mixes
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. recently announced that following the successful release of the Lyo-Ready qPCR Mix, Meridian is proud to introduce its next-generation lyophilization-ready mixes for one-step RT-qPCR.