HYDROCEL: the Tailor made Hypromellose for OSDs is setting Innovation Standards with Endless Applications from PIOMA CHEMICALS

HYDROCEL - the brand name of the functional excipient Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose aka HPMC or Hypromellose used progressively for Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) formulations has been subject of a continuous program of development & quality improvement. It is a tailor-made polymer used as a functional excipient in many formulations today across the global pharmaceutical industry.

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As we know that the drug properties are the main factor in medicinal formulations, the physical from, the finish & functioning of a preparation is also ever more important with more & more discoveries every day. “Functional excipients have become equally important if not less in ensuring the ideal drug delivery for its maximum effect. Hydrocel - HPMCs are taking a core place in playing these functional roles to perfection” says Mr Jaynil Doshi, Director - Techno Commercial from Pioma Chemicals - a leading organization in Pharmaceutical Industry since over 36 years.

Film coating was developed as undercoating for sugar coating in the 1950's and film-coated tablets were eventually introduced early in the 1970's, Since then, much development work aimed at increasing the production rate of film-coated tablets and reducing the cost has been done in order to improve the efficiency of pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as the bioavailability of drugs, and film coating is now a well-established and effective technique. Hydrocel is easy to use for film-coating and gives an excellent finish. It is versatile and suitable for many applications in the design of film-coated tablet, drug loading on pellets as well as for manufacturing empty hard veg capsules. In addition, it is effectively used as a binder, since it does not interact with drugs has superior stability & has a non-ionic character.