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Solubility Enhancement: Improving Bioavailability of Solid Formulations

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Solubility enhancement approaches are of increasing relevance in pharmaceutical product development as a growing number of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in the pipeline shows low aqueous solubility. As there is no one-size-fits-all solution available, an appropriate fine-tuned approach must be chosen depending on the properties of the API, the desired final dosage form and the required formulation performance. We offer a range of innovative excipients that can boost the efficacy of your final drug product by enhancing API solubility through formulation approaches, as well as through API processing in early development stages.

Our solutions include:

  • Specialized excipients for hot melt extrusion, spray drying, dissolution rate enhancement in tableting and a silica drug carrier with a unique surface structure
  • API processing chemicals for salt and cocrystal formation

All supported by the Emprove® Program with comprehensive documentation to speed up your way to the market. Whenever applicable, our products are compliant with the major pharmacopeias.

Explore how you can improve productivity and performance.



EXPLORE HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE

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Excellent Solubility Enhancement and Stabilization

Our Parteck® MXP range of polyvinyl alcohol polymers is specifically designed and optimized for hot melt extrusion to increase solubility for a broad range of APIs:

Tablets dissolving, representing an enhanced dissolution rate.

Hydrophilic Lubricant for a Reliable Performance

Our dissolution rate enhancing excipient that also acts as a robust water-soluble, hydrophilic lubricant – designed with the needs of modern solid manufacturing in mind.

Schematic graph showing how the active ingredients is being loaded on the surface and into the pores of mesoporous silica.

Multi-functional for Solubility Enhancement and Particle Engineering

Our innovative Parteck® SLC mesoporous silica is used as a solubility enhancing excipient, stabilizing the more soluble, amorphous form of a compound within nanosized pores.

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Meglumine Two Grades, Many Applications

The organic base meglumine can be used as a counterion to form a salt with the API or as a functional excipient to enhance API solubility, improve API stability, and adjust pH value. Select your grade:


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