Excipients for Gel Capsules

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CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) are widely used oral care products because of their mildness and solubility in water. They are effective in a wide range of toothpaste formulations, including those for anti-cavity, whitening and sensitivity. They are also used in oral gels to deliver tar...

Dow topical formulations aid the pharmaceutical industry by improving spreadability, sensory perception and solubility, With our solutions and materials, you can create better medications, all while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.

PuraGuard™ PG USP functions as a solvent, stabilizer, humectan...

CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) 3350 and 4000 Uninhibited are active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) produced to address the needs of the most stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. These APIs are well-known in the treatment of chronic constipation. Functioning as an osmotic...

CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) common applications include: carrier/plasticizer in gelatin capsules, liquid oral dose syrups, ointment base for API topical delivery, toothpaste, binder for oral solid dose tablets, and more. CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEGs are available in average molecular we...

VERSENE™ NA Chelating Agent is an effective stabilizer and preservative for pharmaceutical preparations, including medicated creams and ointments, ocular care, syrups and elixirs. This Edetate Disodium USP-grade product controls metal ions present in pharmaceutical formulations or processes.  qq...

Detailed impurity profiles are available for industrial grade solvents. In addition, multiple high purity solvents are available:- Phenoxyethanol/DOWANOL™ EPh NF: CAS: 122-99-6
- Propionic Acid FCC: CAS: 79-09-4
- Valeric Acid Ultrapure: CAS: 109-52-4


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Large Molecule (Biologic) API Production:

Dow’s TRITON™ and TERGITOL™ surfactants are used to inactivate virus envelopes, lyse cells, and buffer RNA extraction solutions.  As the only producer of TRITON™ X-100 (CAS No: 9036-19-5), which has been trusted by the industry for deca...

DOW™ HEALTH+™ Polymers are specially designed to help produce high-quality blow-fill-seal (BFS) packaging, bringing squeezability, flexibility and clarity, which are important in drug administration and meeting packaging design requirements of opthalmic and respiratory medical products. Our proven, pre-app...

DOW™ HEALTH+™ Polymers are specially designed to help produce high-quality medical fluid bags and other healthcare-related applications. Dow's truly diverse portfoliio of PVC-free materials for mono- and multi-layer film structures of medical fluid bags for medication, nutrients, saline, lactated ringers, ...

DOW™ HEALTH+™ Polymers are specially designed to help produce high-quality pharmaceutical bottles. The FDA-compliant bi-modal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins are made for compression blow forming (CBF), injection blow molding (IBM), and extrusion blow molding (EBM) processes to significantly improv...

Dow fluid specialists can help you design, operate, and maintain your heat transfer system for optimum performance and economy. The family of DOWTHERM™ and SYLTHERM™ heat transfer fluids available from Dow are high performance products. The line includes two distinct fluid chemistries – synthetic organic and silicone. You’ll find an overview description of our full line of synthetic fluids, plus recommended applications on this brochure, including pharmaceutical industry.

Advance formulations from development through commercialization with confidence - Dow offers high-quality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Excipients, supported by scientific experience, robust quality systems, and reliable global supply.
Includes: CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycol & Methoxypolyethelyne Glycol, VERSENE™ NA Chelating Agent (Edetate Disodium), and Propylene Glycol USP/EP

The study highlights how comparative screening can identify promising formulations and expose stability or uniformity challenges early in development. 

In a six-hour diffusion study, the DOW/UNIVAR formulation showed the highest release rate among the formulations presented.The study highlights how comparative screening can identify promising formulations and expose stability or uniformity challenges early in development.

TERGITOL™ SENTRY™ 15-S-9 Surfactant is a high-purity, readily biodegradable nonionic alcohol ethoxylate surfactant for evaluation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing steps that require controlled membrane disruption.

The primary use concepts are cell lysis and detergent-mediated inactivation of enveloped viruses, followed by removal through downstream processing. TERGITOL™ SENTRY™ 15-S-9 Surfactant can be evaluated as a candidate detergent for cell lysis for recovery of intracellular proteins, plasmid DNA, viral vectors, vaccines, and more.

TERGITOL™ SENTRY™ 15-S-9 Surfactant is highly effective at viral inactivation across many types of processes, especially for enveloped viruses. TERGITOL™ SENTRY™ 15-S-9 Surfactant is a safer alternative to TRITON™ X-100 Surfactant.

Whether you are developing small molecule or biologic APIs, Dow offers a comprehensive portfolio of chemistries to support your manufacturing goals. This guide outlines the solvents, intermediates, and processing aids commonly used in the initial stages of synthesis.

We provide a range of high-purity technical grade, technical/industrial grade, and compendial chemistries that can be sourced from ISO 9001-certified manufacturing facilities, helping to support quality, consistency, and supply reliability.

Beyond product supply, Dow collaborates with customers to assess fit-for-purpose specifications for selected chemistries. This approach helps ensure material attributes, documentation packages, and supply expectations are aligned with the unique requirements of each API manufacturing process.

By offering significantly lower moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) than conventional blow molding materials, the advanced high density polyethylene (HDPE) can create excellent opportunities for extended shelf life. Likewise, the resin's inherent stiffness and toughness allow it to offer improved bottle rigidity/strength performance balance and exceptional environmental stress crack resistance. This also creates the potential for up to 30 percent lighter bottle weights - and corresponding reductions in the use of virgin plastic.

There is an increasing preference for skin delivery remedies that can be self-applied at home. Formulators must strive to deliver active ingredients through an exceptional sensory experience to patients of all ages. CARBOWAX™️ SENTRY™️ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) have a long history of use in topical applications because they meet all compendial requirements. Connect with our technical team for more information via our CPHI online portal.