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2. Capsule (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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   The capsules are supplied as closed units to the pharmaceutical manufacturer. Before use, the two halves are separated, and the capsule is filled with powder or more normally pellets made by the process of extrusion and spheronization (either by placing a compressed slug of powder into one half of the capsule or by filling one half of the ...

3. Pharmaceutical formulation - Wikipedia

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   Pharmaceutical formulation, in pharmaceutics, is the process in which different chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined to produce a final medicinal product. The word formulation is often used in a way that includes dosage form .

4. Cellulose acetate phthalate - Wikipedia

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   Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP), also known as cellacefate and cellulosi acetas phthalas, is a commonly used polymer phthalate in the formulation of pharmaceuticals, such as the enteric coating of tablets or capsules and for controlled release formulations.

5. Tablet (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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   For this reason, producers of drugs such as OTC analgesics wanting to emphasize the strength of their product developed the "caplet", a portmanteau [6] of capsule-shaped tablet, [7] [8] in order to tie this positive association to more efficiently produced tablet pills as well as being an easier-to-swallow shape than the usual disk-shaped tablet.

6. Excipient - Wikipedia

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   An excipient is a substance formulated alongside the active ingredient of a medication.They may be used to enhance the active ingredient’s therapeutic properties; to facilitate drug absorption; to reduce viscosity; to enhance solubility; to improve long-term stabilization (preventing denaturation and aggregation during the expected shelf life); or to add bulk to solid formulations that have ...

7. Lonza says has capacity to fill GLP-1 weight loss drugs - AOL

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   Lonza said on Tuesday it has capacity to fill syringes to serve makers of highly popular new weight-loss drugs in a class known as GLP-1, though it does not produce the active ingredient in those ...

8. Terns' oral weight-loss drug shows promise in early study ...

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   (Reuters) -Terns Pharmaceuticals said its oral obesity drug reduced weight by an average of 4.9% in an early-stage study, joining drugmakers vying for a share of the lucrative weight-loss ...

9. Micro-encapsulation - Wikipedia

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   Capsule contents may be released by melting the wall, or dissolving it under particular conditions, as in the case of an enteric drug coating. [7] In other systems, the wall is broken by solvent action, enzyme attack, chemical reaction, hydrolysis, or slow disintegration. Microencapsulation can be used to slow the release of a drug into the body.