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To protect against deterioration by environmental factors like sunlight, temperature variations, moisture, environmental gases etc. |
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To facilitate swallowing |
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To mask taste and odour |
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To increase shelf-life |
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To enhance aesthetic appeal and brand image |
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To facilitate product identification during manufacture and prevent wastage during packing and handling |
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To provide immediate release, specific release, sustained release, controlled release and targeted drug delivery properties |
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To provide enteric release properties for release in the intestinal tract |
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To facilitate identification of oncological drugs |
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Film Coating Systems are dry blend concentrates of polymers, plasticizers, pigments, opacifiers, glidents, binders, antitacking agents, antifoaming agents, surfactants, fillers and extenders. |
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Polymers constitute a major component of the film coating system and our systems are based on Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC), Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA), Sodium Alginate (SA), Cellulose Acetate Phthalate (CAP), Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose Phthalate(HPMC-P), Methacrylic Acid Co-polymer Type 'C'. |
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Likewise, Pigments constitute a very critical component for visual distinction and our systems are based on Lake Colors, Natural Colors, Aluminium Lakes, FD&C Aluminium Lakes and Pharmaceutical grade Titanium Dioxide (TiO2). |
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Film Coating Systems are ready to use and are available in aqueous or organic systems. |
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They can be reconstituted with organic solvent system, aqueous system or hydro-alcoholic system to prepare pharmaceutical solid oral dosage forms. |
