20.09.2010

Imagination Over Experience

Inventing The Future - The modern tablet development usually includes three basic formulation techniques - direct compression, dry compaction and wet granulation. Depending on the API, characteristics and the desired dosage, one of these formulation approaches is used. Direct compression is the most preferable method due to the low development costs, simple solvent free procedure and a much shorter time-to-market compared to the other methods. Disadvantages of this technique are powder flow difficulties, segregation, poor content uniformity and lubricant sensitivity. more05.03.2010

New Technology for Respiratory Medicines

Prosonix, Oxford/UK, has launched UMAX, a new disruptive particle engineering technology to be used in respiratory medicine. The proprietary technology delivers unique crystalline, excipient free, highly performing, stable drug particles, that offer significant and distinct and quantifiable advantages over current industry practice, and now enables the development and optimisation of a wide range of mono and combination inhalation therapies independent of delivery platform or device. more