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TABLETS & CAPSULES Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print; ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published by CSC Publishing, Inc, 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. w w w . t a b l e t s c a p s u l e s . c o m January 2020 Volume 18 Number 1 Cover photo shows the dosing unit of a Planeta 200 continu- o u s - m o t i o n c a p s u l e f i l l e r, w hich doses up t o 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 capsules per hour. Unit's mod- ular design can be con gured to suit a wide array of produc- t ion r equir emen t s an d can accommodate several dosing units simultaneously for lling capsules with multiple dif fer- ent products. "No capsule, no dosage" opera t ion reduces waste and minimizes the formulation's exposure to the pro- cessing environment. Courtesy of MG America. For more information, call 973 808 8185 or visit www.mgamerica.com. CAPSULE FILLING A systematic approach to solving encapsulation problems caused by a sticky formulation 14 Jon Carlisle Vegetarian substitutes for gelatin soft capsules 18 Claudia Silva and Kirti Vatsa Issue focus: Capsule lling 24 Back page Cover 3 Christopher Kotevich GRANULATION & DRYING Granulation and drying: A survey of what's available 36 CDMO turns to rotary granulation process to solve complex reformulation challenge 38 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE USP seeks volunteers for Excipients Expert Committees 12 Comprehensive equipment and utility change control for GMP production facilities 28 Greg Weilersbacher Interphex preview 40 Eye on Excipients 42 Dan Rosen DEPARTMENTS Letter from the editor 6 Research 8 Markets 8 Industry news 9 Calendar 46 Supplier news 48 People news 50 Mini case histories 51 Advertiser index 56 Spotlight on nutraceuticals 32A (This section appears four times yearly in issues delivered to our nutraceutical readership.)