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Evaluation of Hot-Melt Extrusion and Injection Molding for Continuous Manufacturing of Immediate-Release Tablets
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s):: Melocchi, Alice, Loreti, Giulia, Del Curto, Maria Dorly, Maroni, Alessandra, Gazzaniga, Andrea, Zema, Lucia
The exploitation of hot-melt extrusion and injection molding for the manufacturing of immediate-release (IR) tablets was preliminarily investigated in view of their special suitability for continuous manufacturing, which represents a current goal of pharmaceutical production because of its...
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Development of immediate release 3D-printed dosage forms for a poorly water-soluble drug by fused deposition modeling: Study of morphology, solid state and dissolution
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s):: Fanous, M, Bitar, MGold, S, Sobczuk, A, Hirsch, S, Ogorka, J, Imanidis, G
3D-printing technologies such as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) bring a unique opportunity for personalized and flexible near-patient production of pharmaceuticals, potentially improving safety and efficacy for some medications. However, FDM-printed tablets often exhibit tendency for slow...
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Development and Optimization of a Wet Granulation Process at Elevated Temperature for a Poorly Compactible Drug Using Twin Screw Extruder for Continuous Manufacturing
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s):: Meena, Anuprabha K, Desai, Divyakant, Serajuddin,, Abu T. M.
The objective of this study was to enhance tabletability of a poorly compactible drug, acetaminophen, by wet granulation using twin screw extruder at high temperature. It was desired that there would be minimum amounts of excipients used and the granules obtained after extrusion would be dry and...