As we continually expand our educational and training offerings, we are pleased to provide direct access to Colorcon’s webinars. These informative presentations are now available on-demand for your convenience. We invite you to visit often as we will continue to supply additional webinar topics You can learn more about our other educational programs or contact us for further information.
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Effective Use of Color for Nutritional/Food Supplement Brands (Duration: 45 min.)
Today, consumer groups worldwide are attempting to influence policy on the use of synthetic colorants in supplements, including their use in film coatings. Accordingly, manufacturers are seeking non-synthetic options to help maintain a competitive advantage for their brands.
Here’s what you will learn:
- The importance of stability testing to achieve reproducible color on your products.
- New, non-synthetic and non-aluminum lake color options from Colorcon.
- The benefits of film coating in building brand loyalty.
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Continuous Process Improvement for Solid Oral Dosage Development (Duration: 35 min.)
Gain new insights on process optimization and continuous process initiatives that help bring high-quality products to market faster. Learn how to expedite excipient selection, transform product design, and achieve product differentiation to gain competitive advantage.
Here’s what you will learn:
- Transforming the product design process by using CAD technology for real time product shape, color, and trade dress decisions to reduce the creation time of actual product models/samples and eliminate tooling expenses.
- How to expedite film coating and excipient selection by addressing, interaction with actives, stability, technical transfer, product qualification, regulatory issues, packaging efficiency and process optimization.
- Achieving product differentiation by conducting market assessment including competitive analysis, co-medications, brand identity (life-cycle extensions and patent compliance) and anticounterfeiting options.
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Application of QbD Principles to METHOCEL™ Premium Cellulose Ethers in Extended Release Matrices (Duration: 1 hr.)
Quality by Design (QbD) is a systematic approach to pharmaceutical development. It means designing and developing formulations and manufacturing processes to ensure predefined product quality. Technical experts Sandip B. Tiwari, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Product Development, Colorcon, Inc. and Tim D. Cabelka, PhD, Senior Product Research Specialist, Dow Wolff Cellulosics present a new service for formulation design using QbD samples and process improvement tips for robust, extended release hypromellose matrices.
Here’s what you will learn:
- Best use of METHOCEL™ premium cellulose ethers for developing a robust hydrophilic matrix formulation.
- How to manage the influence of inherent polymer variability.
- Designing your formulation using QbD samples.
- Process improvement tips for robust, extended release hypromellose matrices.
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New Solutions for Coating Food Supplement Solid Dose Products - Meeting Changing European Regulations (Duration: 35 min.)
The regulatory framework for ingredients used in solid dose food supplement products, including vitamins or minerals, is changing. Formulating tablets, capsules or soft gelatin products that comply with these changes can be a challenging task. In this webinar, Mr. Carl Mroz, Director of Regulatory Affairs (Colorcon EMEA) offers detailed information about the current compendia requirements for food supplement manufacturers and makes quality and manufacturing improvement suggestions.
Here’s what you will learn:
- The key European regulatory requirements for colorants and ingredients used in food supplements.
- What you need to know about natural colorants and how Colorcon can help.
- What Colorcon has been doing to get new food additives and innovative coating solutions approved.
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Navigating the Changing Regulatory and GMP Environment in the United States for Non-Dietary Ingredients (Duration: 1 hr.)
The FDA is implementing tighter Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations of the dietary supplement market in the United States to improve the quality and safety of these products. After recent inspections of large and medium size manufacturers, they highlighted the need to improve supplier qualification within the industry. In this webinar, Mr. David Schoneker, Director of Global Regulatory Affairs (Colorcon), provides information to help you assess the regulatory status of your non-dietary ingredients.
Here’s what you will learn:
- The key U.S. regulatory requirements for colorants and ingredients to be used in dietary supplements.
- Examples of the types of ingredients inappropriate for use.
- How to fully qualify your supply chain with a focus on assuring compliance with the new GMPs.
- The type of specialized coating solutions Colorcon has developed specifically for the dietary supplement market to meet all FDA and European regulatory expectations.
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POLYOX™ Water Soluble Resins – New Applications in ER Matrices (Duration: 1 hr.)
Polyethylene oxide (PEO, POLYOX™), a hydrophilic linear polymer with extensive swelling capacity, lends itself as a novel release retardant option for extended release (ER) matrices. Industry experts: Dr. Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi (Colorcon), Dr. Robert L. Schmitt (The Dow Chemical Company) and Dr. Hiep Huatan (Pharmaceutical Consultant), share insights on new applications.
Here’s what you will learn:
- How to use polyethylene oxide (PEO, POLYOX™) for formulating ER matrices.
- Increase your expertise in drug release modulation, while also gaining formulation flexibility.
- Details of pre-formulation, formulation development (granulation, compression and coating) and dissolution testing methods.
- Identifying and measuring quality attributes affecting its application in ER matrices.
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