Oral Solid Dose
Development and manufacturing of the ubiquitous pills and capsules is anything but straightforward. Here we cover the traditional oral solid doses, as well as inhaled and oral liquid therapeutic formulations.
Pills and capsules don’t get near the media attention as other pharma niches, but their manufacture and development are far from boring – from granulation methods to spray-drying, and hot melt extrusion. New OSD technologies are enabling new formulations, new dosing schedules, and in some cases new indications for existing therapeutics. While OSD manufacturing is a hub of innovation, contractors are competing globally on quality, scale, and technology development. Patients see the results first-hand in new pill and capsule coatings, and new dosage formulations such as gummies, sprinkles, and more effervescent tablets.
