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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 March 2020 Volume 18 Number 2 In this issue of Tablets & Capsules, we focus on out- sourcing with articles on developing poorly soluble drugs and formulating with complex APIs. We also learn how a CDMO expanded its manufacturing capabilities through a partnership with a pharmaceutical equipment supplier. Elsewhere in the issue, we cover drug delivery systems for oral OTC prod- ucts, product-speci c slats for bottle lling machines, and gelatin versus plant-based hard capsules. We also preview Interphex, FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress, and CPhI North America. OUTSOURCING Advancing poorly soluble drugs to the clinic: Rapid development of tablet formulations using milligrams of API 10 Ruchit Trivedi Issue focus: Outsourcing 21 Formulating drug products with complex APIs 24 Neha Shah Parsolex expands manufacturing capabilities 28 Back page 48 John S. Ross ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Strategic use of oral drug delivery systems in the lifecycle management of consumer healthcare products 16 Bob Nissen Interphex preview 27 FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress preview 31 Dedusters: A survey of what's available 32 CPhI North America preview 34 Customize to cut costs: How product-speci c slats can optimize the bottle- lling process 36 Brad Feldman Counters & bottle llers: A survey of what's available 38 Eye on Excipients 40 Martin Junginger DEPARTMENTS Research 6 Markets 6 Industry news 7 Industry innovations 42 Calendar 43 Supplier news 46 People news 46 Product update 47 Advertiser index Cover 3