4. Glossary
Atomization; spray drying
Method of dehydrating a liquid in powder form by spraying it into a stream of hot air.
Compressibility
Capacity of a powder bed to reduce its volume under the effect of mechanical stress.
Compatibility; tabletability
Ability of a powder or a mixture of powders to form a tablet under the effect of mechanical stress.
Excipient; excipient
Substance associated with the active ingredient of a drug, whose function is to facilitate administration, preservation and transport of the active ingredient to its site of absorption.
Functionalization
Adapting the excipient's properties to its function in the formulation (stabilizer, coating agent, etc.)....
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Bibliography
Regulations
European Pharmacopoeia 9th edition 9.8, 2019.
Handbook of pharmaceutical Excipients, 8 e edition, 2017. Published by Pharmaceutical Press and The American Pharmacists Association. Edited by P.J. Sheskey, W.G. Cook and C.G. Cable.
Patents (non-exhaustive list)
Lipid-based nanocarrier systems for using cancer treatment. GURSOY (R.N.), CEVIK (O.). European patent EP2790683 (2016).
Process for making protein delivery matrix and uses thereof. PAQUIN (P.), SUBIRADE (M.), BEAULIEU (L.). AU2002245979 (2002).
Modified protein excipient for delayed-release tablet. CAILLARD (R.), LECLERC (P.-L.), SUBIRADE (M.). US2011076326...
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Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Abitec, 501 W 1st Ave, Columbus, OH 43215, USA. Supplier of lipid-based pharmaceutical excipients.
BASF France SAS – Industrie et Service, 49, avenue Georges Pompidou, Levallois 92593. Production of specialty chemicals for most industries....
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