As a global supplier of high performance, functional excipients, Colorcon’s goal is to be an extension of our customers’ product development team, from formulation design to scale-up. From our range of best-of-class formulated coatings and pharmaceutical excipients, to our application expertise and value-added services, Colorcon® offers a full service package to meet the extended/controlled release formulation needs of drug manufacturers worldwide.
Through our global strategic alliance with The Dow Chemical Company, Colorcon is the exclusive global representative of Dow Excipients with oral extended release applications, ETHOCEL™ premium ethylcellulose polymers, METHOCEL™ premium cellulose ethers and POLYOX™ water-soluble resins. These Dow polymers complement Colorcon's fully formulated products, applications data and global technical service and logistics infrastructure to add unique value to the pharmaceutical customer.
The versatile and multi-functional polymers provide formulators with flexibility during development of immediate and extended/controlled release applications. Colorcon's portfolio of products and services can assist in achieving your targeted drug dissolution profile for any solid dose format (matrix tablets, osmotic tablets or multi-particulates).
METHOCEL™ Premium Cellulose Ethers for Controlled Release of Drugs in Hydrophilic Matrix Systems
METHOCEL™ cellulose ethers are the first choice for the formulation of hydrophilic matrix systems, providing a robust mechanism for the slow release of drugs from oral solid dosage forms. With a choice of viscosity grades METHOCEL™ provides a simple solution to meet a range of drug solubility needs. Tablets are easily manufactured with existing, conventional equipment and processing methods.
ETHOCEL™ Premium Ethylcellulose Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications
ETHOCEL™ (ethylcellulose) water-insoluble polymers are most frequently used as barrier membranes to achieve extended/controlled release in multi-particulate formulations, yet also can be utilized in inert hydrophilic matrix tablet formulations to modulate drug release.
POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins for Pharmaceutical Applications
POLYOX™ Water Soluble Resins (NF grades) are non-ionic poly (ethylene oxide) polymers intended for use in extended/controlled release applications of osmotic pump technologies, hydrophilic matrices, and gastro-retentive dosage forms.
Sugar Spheres Drug Layering Substrates
Sugar Spheres Drug Layering Substrates for API’s are ideal for use in production of sustained or time released formulations.
HyperStart® Oral Solid Dose Formulation Service
To help reduce time spent on initial formulation of hydrophilic matrix tablets, Colorcon offers the HyperStart Oral Solid Dose Formulation Service, using Hypromellose (HPMC) polymers. This service is free-of-charge for Colorcon customers. Based on many years of Colorcon formulation experience, our extensive database and mathematic modelling, HyperStart reduces time spent on initial formulation, shortening the development cycle and getting your product to market faster. Make our HyperStart formulation service your first step in hydrophilic matrix design.
Contact Colorcon to learn more about our extended/controlled release pharmaceutical excipient products for solid oral dose formulations and our HyperStart hydrophilic matrix formulation service.
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