HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colorcon Inc. is excited to announce an innovative breakthrough for pharmaceutical tablet coating, with the launch of Opadry® QX, quick and fleXible film coating. This revolutionary advance greatly reduces production and preparation times, ensuring coating process efficiency and cost savings in all types of equipment, from traditional pans to continuous coating equipment. The system can be applied over a broad range of process conditions and always results in a premium quality finish for tablets, even those containing temperature-sensitive active ingredients.
“Colorcon carried out extensive studies that clearly demonstrate the process adaptability of Opadry QX. The results confirm that Opadry QX provides operators with broader latitude to manage critical settings for optimal film coating such as tablet bed temperatures, spray or air flow rates.”
Jason Teckoe, Senior Manager – Product Development explains, “Colorcon carried out extensive studies that clearly demonstrate the process adaptability of Opadry QX. The results confirm that Opadry QX provides operators with broader latitude to manage critical settings for optimal film coating such as tablet bed temperatures, spray or air flow rates.”
Latest innovation enables rapid build-up for international manufacturing.
Kelly Boyer, General Manager, Film Coatings at Colorcon Inc. further notes; “The commercial impact of the process and equipment flexibility offered by Opadry QX means that multinational pharmaceutical companies can easily transition the manufacture of drug products across continents, overcoming challenges often met with equipment differences. Capital investment may also be deferred through more efficient equipment utilization as productivity demand increases.”
This latest innovation clearly demonstrates Colorcon’s leadership in bringing to market film coating systems with enhanced functionality along with improved convenience, manufacturing efficiency, cost savings and dependable performance for the pharmaceutical industry.
Company Information
Colorcon is a world leader in the development, supply and technical support of specialty excipients: formulated film coating systems, modified release technologies, and functional excipients for the pharmaceutical industry. Our best-in-class products and technologies are complemented by our extensive application data and value-added services to support all phases of solid oral dose design, development and manufacture. Our focus on market issues and technology development has earned Colorcon an international reputation as a pharmaceutical supplier of choice. That reputation is based on superior product quality, unparalleled technical support, extensive regulatory assistance and reliable supply from multiple locations. Colorcon has 9 manufacturing facilities, 19 technical service laboratories globally and more than 1200 employees exclusively dedicated to its customer base. www.colorcon.com
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Deborah J. Taylor
Global Market Communications Manager
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