News|Articles|September 15, 2023

BENEO galenIQ™

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BENEO produces galenIQ™, a water-soluble filler and binder. galenIQ™ has a sweetness and taste profile similar to sucrose, therefore it’s used to improve palatability of bitter-tasting active pharmaceutical ingredients and plant extracts.

About galenIQ™

BENEO GmbH is part of the Südzucker Group and a member of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC). BENEO produces galenIQ™ (Isomalt Ph. Eur., BP, USP-NF, JP), which is a water-soluble filler and binder. Derived from sucrose, galenIQ™ has a sweetness and taste profile that is very similar to sucrose and therefore galenIQ™ is frequently used to improve the palatability of bitter-tasting active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and plant extracts.

galenIQ™ is available in different median particle sizes, morphologies and solubilities, which makes it the optimal choice for the formulation of a broad variety of dosage forms, such as chewable tablets, compressed lozenges, oro-dispersible mini-tablets, effervescents, and cough syrups.

BENEO is a division of the Südzucker Group, that employs more than 1000 people and has production units in Belgium, Chile, Germany and Italy.

www.BENEO.com

For further information please contact:

Dr. Maj-Britt Cepok, Head of Business Development Pharma
Maximilianstraße 10, 68165 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: +49 621 421 150
Fax: +49 621 421 160
Email: [email protected]

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