Drug Delivery Technologies
Cephalon and Mepha’s focus on innovative drug delivery technologies
Concerned with bringing innovation benefits to the patients themselves rather than solely to the healthcare environment, Cephalon and Mepha take great care in the enhancement of the administration of medicines so as to secure a better compliance.
CIMA LABS technologies
- OraSolv® and DuraSolv® technologies are used in tablets that can be taken without water or food
- PakSolv®, a packaging system that protects orally disintegrating tablets, reinforces OraSolv® to ensure the product’s effectiveness
- OraVescent® is a system designed at improving the transport of active drug ingredients across mucosal membranes and accelerating the onset of action of the active ingredient.
Cephalon LYOC®
- LYOC® is an oral, solid, porous dosage form that immediately dissolves in the mouth without the need for additional water. This formulation keeps the mobility and activity of the original liquid preparation, improves speed of action by optimizing pharmacokinetic parameters and tolerance thanks to the dispersion of fine particles into the physiological liquids avoiding direct adhesion to the gastrointestinal tract mucosa
- LYOC®; has recognized advantages in terms of efficacy and tolerance.
Mepha technologies
Mepha develops a wide range of specific technologies:
Patches : designed to treat trauma-related inflammations
Pellets : spherical particles that are filled into capsules or pressed into tablets
- Rectocaps® : soft shell capsules with a lubricating coating for rectal administration
- Stickpacks: developed specifically for administrating the two active substances of mefloquine and artesunate to children in the fight against malaria
(27/04/11)
