Formulation scientists are behind the conversion of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) into stable, bioavailable, and commercially viable dosage forms, rarely a simple process. Image Credit: ...

To optimize the final formulation for a drug, it must meet many criteria beyond producing a safe and effective product. For example, it must be stable and amenable to various manufacturing steps, such ...

Fizzy drug formulations may pose CV risk Taking effervescent medication on a regular basis may increase patients' risk for cardiovascular events due to excess sodium. Effervescent, dispersible and ...

In the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical development, modified release (MR) tablets have emerged as a cornerstone technology for improving therapeutic outcomes and patient compliance. Unlike ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto say they have successfully tested the use of machine learning models to guide the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The potential for machine ...

Scientists have successfully tested the use of machine learning models to guide the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The potential for machine learning algorithms to accelerate drug ...

Early on, the drug substance (DS) manufacturer will provide a wealth of preliminary characterization data. And if the drug is active in early nonclinical and preclinical testing, a larger quantity of ...

The assistance of an analyst is often sought after for determining an analyte in scenarios where the elimination or accurate reproduction of a matrix in a blank sample is not possible. Such scenarios ...

An ordered pharmaceutical compounding process for use in 503A pharmacies, 503B outsourcing facilities, pharmaceutical industry, and other applications. Compounded pharmaceutical dosage forms may be ...

The media have been replete with reports of ways in which the pharmaceutical industry has been able to increase revenue from medications that have been available for decades. 1 We report a new ...