COLKOT is a custom designed, easy-to-use dry-blend film coating formulation specifically developed for the coating of oral, solid-dosage forms. The coating formulations compromise of polymers, plasticizer and other excipients and are available as both non-pigmented (clear) and pigmented systems with which you can coat your products in a co lour of your choice. This system can be readily reconstituted in any solvent system ranging from aqueous-to-hydroalcoholic-to-oranic as per your choice and the nature of the active ingredient in the formulation to produce film coating composition for application on a variety of solid oral dosage forms.
COLKOT film coating systems offer several ADVANTAGES...
Processing Ease:
- Easy to reconstitute (ready to use within 30 – 45 minute) and apply and thus decreased operator error.
- Can be readily reconstituted in any solvent system ranging from aqueous to hydro alcoholic to organic.
- Reduced coating time and thus increased productivity.
- Enables easy clean-up of processing equipment.
- Special film properties permit application on a variety of surfaces ranging from difficult shapes and friable, brittle or elastic surfaces.
Improved Product Quality:
- Rapid and pH independent release with no delay in dissolution.
- Excellent film strength and improved adhesion to tablet surface.
- Reduces incidents of logo bridging and film peeling or cracking.
- Improved product stability – protects the product from light and environmental gases.
- Reduces product friability, chipping and breakage and facilitates handling and packaging.
- Permits logo identification and printable surface.
Improved Patient Compliance:
- Facilitates swallowing.
- Effectively masks taste and odor of the drug.
- Improved and elegant visual appearance.
Enhanced Marketing Appeal:
- Superior logo definition and trade marketing.
- Better gloss and smoothness and thus strong customer appeal.
- Customized colors for global acceptance.
- Specialized pearlescent effect coating to outshine competitors.
Economic Benefits:
- Reduced coating time and savings of more than 25%.
- Reduced inventory, material handling nd raw material testing.
- Reduced development cost and time.
- Suitable for use as aqueous system thereby saving in solvent costs.
Recommended reconstitution of COLKOT fil coating systems:
- Aqueous system – 15-20% solids.
- Hydro alcoholic system – 10-15% solids.
- Organic solvent system – 5-10% solids.
APPLICATIONS:
COLKOT Film Coating Formulations are suitable for film coating of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, foods, confectionaries, ayurvedic and herbal tablets, mini tablets and pellets. The recommended weight gain in case of moisture stable tablets is 3% while a 5% weight gain is suitable for moisture sensitive tablets such as those of Ayurvedic and herbal preparations.
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