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Catalent scientists highlight innovative drug delivery technologies with multiple poster presentations at the 2012 AAPS annual meeting

Scientists at Catalent Pharma Solutions will present eleven scientific posters at thisyear's American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) annual meeting which will take place October 14-18 in Chicago, IL.

The poster topics cover an extensive range of formulation capabilities thathelp to solve complex bioavailability, solubility, and permeability challenges.

Novel drug delivery technologies such as OSDRC®OptiDose™, a fully developed technology that is an advancement in controlled release design options and helps to improve therapeutic and drugdelivery release profiles beyond the capabilities that can currently be achieved; as well as more conventional drug delivery technologies like RP Scherer Softgel and Zydis® fast dissolve technology will be highlighted in the posters.

Catalent scientific poster presentation schedule is as follows:

Monday, October 15, Yan Tang and Wei Pan will present “Re-development of an HPLC Method to Address Specificity Issues Attributed to a Dual Active Soluble Film Formulation'” from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

-Tuesday, October 16 begins with a presentation by Leon Grother, “Use of Cyclodextrins for Taste Masking Cetirizine HCl 10mg Formulated in the Zydis® Dosage Form” from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Other authors include Kiki Hau, Philip Axe, Desmond Wong.

-Tuesday, October 16 continues with several posters from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm:

-Yi Zeng will present “Long Term Physical Stability of Soft Gelatin Capsules and Liquid Filled Hard-Shell Capsules” - The other authors are Stephen Tindal and Irena McGuffy.

-Shawn Fitzgibbons will present “Importance of a well-designed approach for e-tongue analysis” - The other author is Vincy M. Abraham.

Wednesday, October 17, there will be seven poster presentations from 9:30 am -12:30 pm:

-Irena McGuffy will present “Application of QbD Principles in Softgel Process Development”- The other authors are Gabriel Salmon and Stephen Tindal.

-Stephen Tindal will present “Stability of Lab Scale Softgel Capsules Stored for 6 Months at 40°C / 75% RH in HDPE Bottles”

-Michael DeHart will present, “Development Capabilities for a Tablet in Tablet Dosage Form using OptiDose™ Technology” - Other authors include Mark Bicknell, Danny Schave, Harry Cocolas and Uwe Hanenberg.

-Michael DeHart will present “Effects of Polymers on the Pulsatile Delivery of Ibuprofen Using OptiDose™ Technology” - Other authors include Mark Bicknell, Uwe Hanenberg, Danny Schave, and Harry Cocolas.

-Rickey Shelley will present, “Manufacture of Softgels Containing Either Propylene Glycol, Octanoic Acid, or a 50/50 Blend of the two Excipients Using a Non-plasticized Gel Formula” - The other author is J. J. Patnella.

-Norman Stroud will present “Gelatin-free Softgels: Compatibility Studies of Solvents and other Excipients Commonly used in Capsule Fill Formulations” - Other authors include, Keith Tanner, Elizabeth Youngblood and Didier Kiyali.

-David Fulper will present “Effect of Humidity and Water Content on Water Vapor Transmission Through Gelatin Films”
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