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Opadry® EZ Easy Swallow Film Coating System


Choosing the Path of Least Resistance
Opadry® EZ, easy swallow film coating system dramatically improves tablet mobility, reducing the probability of sticking in the throat or esophagus. When compared to other film coatings, once wet, the reduced friction on the surface of the Opadry EZ coating tablet results in superior slip movement.
Fully Formulated, Clear or Pigmented Aqueous Coatings
- Apply pigment and gloss to uncoated tablets to encourage patient compliance
- Add a clear top-coat to currently coated products to improve consumer experience
- All ingredients meet functional and regulatory needs and are USP -NF, EP & JP compliance
Product Literature
General Information Product Process Parameters Product Recon Sheet Product Brochure Published Posters Published White Papers / ArticlesGeneral Information

Opadry® Cleaning Instructions
View and DownloadGeneral directions for clean up after use of most Opadry product formulations.
Product Process Parameters

Opadry® EZ Coating Parameters - Clear
View and DownloadCoating recommendations for Opadry EZ, clear formulations
Opadry® EZ Coating Parameters - Pigmented or White
View and DownloadCoating recommendations for Opadry EZ, pigmented or white formulations
Product Recon Sheet

Opadry® EZ Reconstitution - Clear Formulation
View and DownloadDispersion preparation procedure - clear formulations
Opadry® EZ Reconstitution - Pigmented Formulation
View and DownloadDispersion preparation procedure - pigmented formulation
Published Posters

AAPS 2018 - Investigation of Optimum Coating Conditions for an Easy Swallow Coating System
View and DownloadAAPS 2018 - The Critical Attributes of a Film Coating to Make a Tablet Easy to Swallow
View and DownloadCRS 2019 - Metformin HCI 1000 mg ER – Formulation Approaches to Improve Patient Acceptability
View and DownloadThe purpose of this work was to investigate the feasibility of formulating
metformin HCl 1000 mg, using direct compression, with reduced tablet weight and application of an
easy swallow film coating to improve swallowing, still achieving desired ER profiles.
Published White Papers / Articles

Improving Patient Experience & Adherence
View and DownloadIn this whitepaper, we unmask influences that contribute to patient non-adherence and the factors that impact how people feel about the swallowability of tablets.