Healthcare Magazine December 2015 | Page 58

BASF
Immediate release platform and Modified Featured products of this platform are :
Kollicoat ®: a highly flexible polymer line and productivity for pill coating , it is the best solution for the pharmaceutical active protection , taste masking , immediate release , enteric and controlled active ingredient .
Kollicoat ® IR : In addition to its outstanding performance as a coating polymer for immediate
Kollicoat IR Brilliant Blue release , it is also an excellent binder , specially developed for formulations sensitive to oxidation , since it is a peroxide free excipient .
Kollidon ®: PVP polymer can be used in a number of applications due to its versatile features . It is water soluble , but can also absorb large quantities of liquid . It does not irritate the skin and it is not a health hazard . It is temperature resistant , has stable pH , it is non-ionic and is colorless .
Solubility Platform The low solubility of active ingredients is one of the biggest challenges that pharmaceutical companies face in the development new drugs . BASF offers several solutions to address these problems . The main products of this platform are :
Soluplus ®: Specifically developed to solubilize pharmaceutical active APIs and low in solubility , it has high flow and excellent extruding in forming solid solutions , especially in hot extrusion processes .
Kollidon VA 64 ®: Initially
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