Excipients

Examines issues in excipients and non-API formulation—including bio-uptake/bioavailability. Looks at every aspect of non-API components. Discusses global regulatory issues impacting excipients and formulations. Investigates uses of different ways to use formulations—for instance, co-processed excipients. Forecasts potential new excipients under development. Looks into different ways to use existing excipients for filling, coating and binding, among others.

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  • The Quest for Easier-to-Swallow Tablets

    January 14, 2016
    The people who formulate and design tablets focus on engineering factors, but the organoleptic aspects were given little if any consideration. Yet organoleptic factors are the key to obtain a positive answer when the patient or consumer looks at the ... read more

  • Dissolution Performance of Empty Capsules: Does the Supplier Make a Difference?

    January 14, 2016
    After tablets, hard capsules are the pharmaceutical industry’s most widely used dosage delivery method. Most capsules are made of gelatin or hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, or HPMC), and which capsule you use depends on the formulation, ... read more
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