Extruding Drug-Impregnated Film & Rod

摘要

The lines between polymer and pharmaceutical processing continue to cross. Just recently, compounder Foster Corp., Putnam, Conn., unveiled custom extruded film and rod from drug/polymer blends for implant, patch, and oral drug-delivery applications .The extrusions are available with customer-specified active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and a range of polymer formulations. Foster has a dedicated business unit for highly regulated materials, called Delivery Science, which specializes in blending polymers and API with twin-screw extruders in a cGMP clean-room environment.