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7 Jul 2017

DRUGCOAT..The polymer of choice in functional coating

DRUGCOAT.....Excellence in Pharma Polymers.

To know in brief about the concept development of tablet coating system, transformation in tablet coating system, its uses, various opportunities with acrylate polymer advantage.

Coating in oral solid dosage form is now very commonly used in pharmaceutical industry. However coating as such has it's begining with bitter taste masking of medicines / drugs in good old days with the help of sugar coating. This was very popular in Nutraceuticals & Herbal medicines. Later on film coating concept came first time in early 1950's, courtesy Dr. Wurster under who's name air suspension coating was patented.Over the years, there have been several improvements in both the coating technologies as well as various coating material in oral solid dosage forms, which has brought the concept of Functional Coating as an important field in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ultimately, Convenience, Efficacy, safe drug delivery and economy of entire coating system or process are the four major criteria that were the guiding factors in evolving ideal drug delivery system or a Novel Drug delivery System i.e. NDDS. This is possible only with the help of suitable choice of Acrylate polymers.

Thus it is obvious that VTIL's ( International certification "EXCiPACT GMP" for manufacturing pharmaceutical excipients) DRUGCOAT polymer ( Methacrylic acid co-polymers)  range of products have excellent potential as versatile & unique in different application in NDDS including customized & newer application. 

Therefore, pharma industry has now started looking for newer coating materials and is in a process of shifting from conventional coating materials ( HPMC-P/CAP / PVA-P) to NEXTGEN polymer i.e. Methacrylic acid co-polymers. 

Undoubtedly, Methacrylic acid co-polymers, the polymer of choice in functional coating, especially in oral solid dosage forms

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