Pharmaceutical Technology-09-01-2017

Pharmaceutical Technology

Four Challenges for Pulmonary Drug Delivery

September 01, 2017

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Pulmonary drug delivery is becoming increasingly used. When developing pulmonary drugs, pharmaceutical chemists must consider drug absorption, control of particle size, suitable toxicology models, and patient compliance. The author reviews the issues specific to developing drugs designed for pulmonary delivery and considers how-with the right knowledge and expertise-these challenges can be overcome.

A Multifunctional Mineral Excipient

September 01, 2017

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Functionalized calcium carbonate provides high porosity, which enables fast disintegration, and excellent compactibility that results in harder tablets at low compression forces.

Why Bottles with Desiccant Outperform Foil-Foil Blister Packaging

September 01, 2017

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While cold-form, foil-foil (aluminumaluminum) blister packaging is considered the most moisture-protective packaging available, in fact, plastic containers such as bottles and tubes, when combined with desiccants, such as silica gel canisters and packets, will often provide lower internal relative humidity for long time periods.

Pharmaceutical Technology, 2017 APIs, Excipients, and Manufacturing Supplement (PDF)

September 01, 2017

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Click the title above to open the Pharmaceutical Technology 2017 APIs, Excipients, and Manufacturing Supplement issue in an interactive PDF format.