Cornelius offers Cafosa compressible medicated gum
Contains basic ingredient mix to which an active is added
Gum base supplier Cafosa has developed a directly compressible powdered gum for the pharmaceutical industry that contains a mix of basic ingredients to which an active ingredient is added.
The Health in Gum excipient is an EP approved dosage form that offers fast onset of action through buccal absorption. It is in a pleasant format, which helps to improve patient compliance and reduces the patient’s risk of exposure to gastrointestinal side effects.
The product can be processed cold or dry for sensitive actives and is available from UK firm Cornelius, based in Bishop’s Stortford, Essex.
Health in Gum allows medicated chewing gum products to be pressed on standard tabletting machines, offering a cost-effective route for new product developments and line extensions.
Applications are diverse, from allergy and analgesia to vitamins and slimming pills, plus products for sore throats and mouth ulcers.