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Market news 6 Industry news 6 Industry innovations 42 Calendar 44 Supplier news 44 People news 44 Web review 45 Advertiser index 47 Spotlight on Nutraceuticals 32A (This section appears four times yearly in issues delivered to our nutraceutical readership.) TABLETS& CAPSULES excipients Effervescent technology for today's pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements 11 Alan H. Rau Properties of mucoadhesive polymers and their use in tablets and other dosage forms 17 Elena Draganoiu Issue focus: Excipients 25 Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print; ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October, and November by CSC Publishing, Inc., 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. Periodicals postage paid at Saint Paul, MN, and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Tablets & Capsules, 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. departments w w w . t a b l e t s c a p s u l e s . c o m July 2016 Volume 14 Number 5 Improving the bioavailability APIs for delivery in oral solid dosage forms 29 Robert J. Timko Tooling: A survey of what's available 33 Tips for taking samples from powder blends 37 Peter Holman Mixers and blenders: A survey of what's available 39 Back Page 48 Timothy Klock also in this issue The lay term for excipients— inactive ingredients—disre- gards their critical role in the formulation and delivery of drug products and dietary supplements. This issue inclu- des a roundup of leading excipients, as well as articles that underscore the impor- tance of excipients in formu- lating effervescent and muco- adhesive dosage forms. Excipients also play a role in improving the bioavailability of APIs. Another article offers tips for taking samples from powder blends.