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.
The International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ) and the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas (IPECAmericas) are working toward ...
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Blending uniformity studies are becoming more important during product development within the dietary supplement industry. A multivitamin and mineral (MVM) dietary supplement product usually contains ...
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For ages, cultures all over the world have recognized the medicinal value of cannabinoids and they were widely used that way in the USA until about 1937. Yet in recent years, both medicinal and ...
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Dietary supplement consumers prefer capsules over every other dosage form. According to a 2015 study by the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA, 42 percent of supplement users prefer ...
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Imagine a world where all tablets and capsules are imprinted, allowing every tablet and capsule in a prescription to be digitally verified as they’re dispensed to patients. With a smartphone, patients...
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Silica is well known in the pharmaceutical industry as an excipient. While pure silica, SiO2, is common, there are silicates of calcium, magnesium, and aluminum that are widely used as anti-caking ...
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As you’d expect, a validation expert’s work includes preparing and executing a range of protocols, such as installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), performance qualification (...
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Hard capsules, also known as two-piece capsules, offer an extremely versatile drug delivery method. Most are dryfilled with powders, granules, pellets, tablets, or mini-tablets. But hard capsules also...
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Abuse of opioid painkillers in the US is a major problem contributing to an escalating drug overdose epidemic. According to the US Department of Health & Human Services, 12.5 million people misused ...
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Wet high-shear mixer granulation is a particle size enlargement process in which fine powder is combined with a liquid binder. As the binder is sprayed into the process bowl, the granulator’s impeller...
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PureNSM (also known as Nutritional Supplement Manufacturers), Chula Vista, CA, is a contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements. It produces more than 900 million capsules per year, usually ...
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Capsules are fairly easy to fill, but sometimes things go wrong. Here are some tips on how to stop defects.
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Wet granulation is one of the most commonly used methods of developing solid dosage drug products. Among the advantages of this classical granulation method over other technologies are a narrow ...
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A continuing debate for established, emerging, and virtual biopharmaceutical companies is whether or not to outsource production to a CMO. At its core, the issue is about brand protection. While ...
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API molecules intended for oral administration are often categorized using the Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS), which indicates the primary factors affecting API bioavailability and, ...
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