Contract Manufacturing / Private Label

The dietary supplement industry is growing rapidly, with sales of more than $13 billion in 2007, and to meet market demand, the industry is spawning innovative applications in delivery technology. Many of these newly integrated applications are modeled for convenience or ease of consumer use; unfortunately, few have been focused on bioavailability, or the rate at which the active substance ...

Nutraceutical manufacturers have had many issues to consider since FDA released the GMP (good manufacturing practice) guidelines for the dietary supplement industry last summer. Among these concerns is the definition or application of a “scientifically valid argument,” a concept presented in the GMPs. The intent of the phrase is to establish, as a minimum requirement, a documented explanation of well-grounded ...

Tablets account for approximately 70 percent of all dosage forms sold in the United States, according to Business Communications Co. Inc. Traditionally, tablets have been manufactured by wet granulation followed by drying, sizing, blending/ lubrication and compression of the final granulation. Today, approximately 50 percent of tablets made in the U.S. nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry are made by direct compression. ...

For oils or many poorly absorbed drug products, softgels are an ideal dosage form. The only oral dosage form (excluding liquid-filled hard-shell capsules) able to contain a nonaqueous liquid hermetically, softgels also offer substantial flexibility, due to the numerous sizes and shapes available.The outer shell portion in most softgels is made from gelatin, an animal product derived from one of ...

WASHINGTON— The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and Virgo Publishing will host a Webinar, “Ensuring the Integrity of the Supply Chain,” on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., EST. This is the second Webinar produced by CRN and Virgo; the first, available for purchase on demand here, centered on the general aspects of the final GMP (good ...