Products Numerous medicines are commercially available as film-coated tablets. Today, they are produced much more frequently than the classic coated tablets, which are characterized by a thicker layer with sugar. If tablets are newly registered, they are usually film-coated tablets. Structure and properties Film-coated tablets are tablets that are coated with a thin layer of … Film Tablets
Products Shellac is available as a pure substance in specialized shops. It is included in many medicinal products as an excipient. Structure and properties Shellac is a purified product made from the resinous secretions of female specimens of the lacquer scale insect. Depending on the process, four types can be distinguished: Waxy shellac Bleached shellac … Shellac
Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials
Products Ink for medicines is available in specialized stores and it is also produced by companies themselves. Structure and properties The components of various inks include, for example (selection): Shellac, carnauba wax Dyes: iron oxides, indigocarmine, titanium dioxide. Solvent, propylene glycol Ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide Fields of application For the labeling of medicines, mainly for … Ink for Medicines
Products Several drugs are commercially available as enteric-coated tablets. Listed below are active ingredients that are administered with this dosage form: Proton pump inhibitors such as pantoprazole and esomeprazole. Some painkillers, e.g., NSAIDs such as diclofenac Digestive enzymes: pancreatin Laxative: bisacodyl Salicylates: mesalazine, acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg. Structure and properties Enteric coated tablets belong to … Enteric-Coated Tablets
Products Waxes for medical and pharmaceutical use are available in pharmacies and drugstores as pure substances in pharmacopoeia quality. Structure and properties Waxes are semisolid to solid, lipophilic and purified mixtures of substances, typically consisting mainly of esters of long-chain fatty acids with long-chain and aliphatic alcohols. They belong to the lipids. Rarely, they are … Grow
