Solid/Semi-Solid Dosage

Controlled-Release Technologies Create Opportunities for Solid-Dosage Drug Formulators

April 15, 2014

Lifecycle management opportunities are impacting the development of controlled-release technologies for solid-dosage drugs.

Continuous Manufacturing for Solid-Dosage Drug Production

April 15, 2014

Doug Hausner, Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems, Rutgers University discusses continuous manufacturing for solid-dosage drug production.

A Practical Guide to Hot-Melt Extrusion Scale-Up for Pharmaceutical Applications

April 15, 2014

The author discusses various aspects of the hot-melt extrusion process and outlines a practical approach to scale-up.

Using Modular Systems in Solid-Dosage Manufacturing

April 15, 2014

The authors describe how modular systems can be applied to continuous solid-dosage and nutraceutical manufacturing.

Advances in Hot-Melt Extrusion Manufacturing

April 15, 2014

Charlie Martin, Leistritz Extrusion, describes hot-melt extrusion manufacturing processes and advances.

Obtaining User-Defined Particle Size Distribution Using Dry Granulation

April 15, 2014

The author examines the effect of compaction force, gap width, and sieve setup on granule size.

A Quality-by-Design Approach to Optimize In-Process Curing of EUDRAGIT NM 30 D

April 15, 2014

A study investigated the influence and correlation of critical process parameters for the optimization of in-process curing.

Selection of Excipients in Generic Formulations

April 15, 2014

The selection of excipients is important in generic formulations due to the impact it has on the risk and performance of generic drugs.

New Softgel Technologies

April 01, 2014

Catalent Pharma Solutions recently launched several new softgel product developments, all of which solve a delivery problem, while offering IP advantages to drug manufacturers.

Crystal PharmaTech Collaborates with Freeslate for Solid Form Screening

March 26, 2014

Crystal Pharmatech selects Freeslate for its CM Protege PharmD System.