Issue link: https://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/1101841
Tablets & Capsules April 2019 23 3. Stuart Porter, Kapish Karan, Ronald Hach, Quyen Schwing, Jeffery Williamson, and Nicole Mendonsa. "Facing the tastemasking challenges with pediatric oral s o l i d d o s a g e f o r m s . " ( M 5 0 5 1 ) . A A P S A n n u a l Convention, San Diego, CA (Nov 2017). Stuart C. Porter, PhD, is a technical consultant; Kapish Karan is team leader–pharma, health, & wellness; Ronald Hach is a scientist II; and Nicole Mendonsa is a staff scientist at Ashland Specialty Ingredients (www.ashland.com, sporter@ashland.com). Porter is also a member of Tablets & Capsules' technical advisory board. release with a 30 percent coating level, even after 5 minutes exposure time. A 20 percent coating level was able to prevent API release for about 2 minutes. Summary The challenges facing manufacturers of solid oral dosage forms are continuously evolving, and film coat- ings must continue to evolve to help developers meet those challenges. While new and innovative raw mate- rials typically face an onerous pathway to regulatory acceptance, essentially limiting coating formulations to materials already in common usage, the discussion in this article confirms that currently available film coatings continue to meet the needs of the industry's evolutionary trends. T&C References 1. Kapish Karan, Thomas Dürig, and Stuart Porter. "Evaluation of a developmental high productivity high gloss coating system on the final appearance of coated tablets." (M0930-11-084). AAPS Annual Convention, Washington DC (Nov 2018). 2. Kapish Karan, Thomas Dürig, Ronald Hach, Andrew Birkmire, Jessica Anderson, and Jessica Zombek. "Evaluation of an ultra-high-speed high gloss film-coating system in the GEA ConsiGma Coater." ( M 1 3 3 0 - 1 2 - 0 9 0 ) . A A P S A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n , Washington, DC (Nov 2018). Subscribe today www.tabletscapsules.com