Delves into all aspects of R&D and manufacturing of all oral solid dose (OSD) forms. Tracks industry trends. Relays latest applied research relevant to OSDs. Provides “how to” information for the latest techniques in formulation/excipients, tablet manufacturing, capsule filling and other aspects of the process—including logistics like supply-chain management.
Segregation can be a serious issue when a blend of multiple powders is fed to a tablet press, capsule filler, or other process equipment. This is especially true when the blend contains an API whose ...
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While high-profile CROs, CMOs, and CDMOs consolidate and grow, a cadre of individual consultants soldier on. Tablets & Capsules spoke with several of them about their work.
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Never have so many drug delivery systems based on hard capsules been available to pharmaceutical manufacturers and physicians. Today, they can choose from a variety of options to achieve immediate, ...
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Since 1820, the US Pharmacopeial Convention (United States Pharmacopeia, or USP) has published drug standards used in the USA and in more than 140 countries. Additionally, USP produces and supplies ...
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When I began organizing CDMOs into a nonprofit trade association three years ago, I didn’t expect that my short-form response to, “What do you do for a living?” would be, “I’m a lobbyist for the ...
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The first consideration before coating begins is core shape. A flat profile, for example, is a poor choice because it will allow many of the tablets to stick together, a defect called twinning. The ...
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Film coating materials are expensive, and wasting them just adds to their cost. Nonetheless, very few companies compare the amount of solids sprayed with the weight gain of coated products. Nor do ...
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When applying a coating, the goal is to modify the surface properties of tablets or particles. Pharmaceuticals are often coated to protect them from the effects of exposure to water or moisture. In ...
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Academics and medical professionals acknowledge the benefits of dietary supplements—at least some of them— and many physicians even recommend them. Nonetheless, the dietary supplement industry is ...
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The pharmaceutical industry’s interest in bi-layer tablets has grown because they promote patient convenience and compliance. They do so by combining multiple active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) ...
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Leaking gelatin capsules diminish consumer confidence in the product and the manufacturer. To prevent defective capsules from reaching the market, you must develop tests to identify them. One approach...
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The pharmaceutical industry is as strict as it comes in terms of demanding quality products and procedures. And rightfully so, because that never-satisfied outlook helps ensure confidence in the ...
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There are more than 100 different coatings used on tablets and capsules. While many have a biological effect—enteric coatings or controlled- release coatings that delay releasing the active(s)—others ...
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Capsules have come a long way since they were patented in 1834. Today they are one of the most common and popular means of orally administering pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements. Valued at $1.5 ...
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Manufacturers face several challenges when compressing nutraceutical tablets, many of which are unrefined natural ingredients that are abrasive, corrosive, and/or coarse. It’s thus important to ...
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