Trends Influencing the Market and Future Directions
Market Forecasts through 2008
Business Opportunities for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Suppliers
Chapter Two: PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENTS
Definition and Applications
Oral delivery (Tablets, etc)
Topical delivery (ointments and creams)
Vaginal and Rectal delivery (suppositories)
Excipient Formulations
Tablets and Powders
Capsules and Gels
Liquid and Aqueous
Excipient Drug Dissolution Types and Properties
Immediate (fast-melt/quick dissolving)
Time-released (sustained/extended release)
Excipient Manufacturing Methods/Technologies
Direct-compression/spray drying
Freeze-drying
Direct Granulation (wet/dry)
Molding
Sublimation
Cotton-candy Process
Chapter Three: MAJOR END-USES
Tablets/Caplets
Aspirin
Acetaminophen
Ibuprofen
Anti-acids
Analgesics
Vitamins
Other
Capsules
Vitamins
Anti-oxidants
Other
Liquid/Aqueous Preparations
Cough Medications
Anti-Acids
Other
Chapter Four: INDUSTRY PROFILE
Industry Overview
The Pharmaceutical Industry
The Chemical/Excipient Industry
Industry Trends
Issues
Challenges
Constraints
Trends (especially outsourcing and offshore manufacturing)
Business Opportunities
Excipient Regulations
CGMP Practices
FDA/CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) Regulations, USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia) and IPEC (International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council) Monographs
Participating Companies
Research and Development
Marketing and Distribution
Pricing and Reimbursement
Corporate Strategies/SWOT Analysis
Chapter Five: ORAL EXCIPIENTS: MARKETS AND PRODUCTS
(For each of the following market segments there will be a discussion of the major products, the current market, competitive analysis by major suppliers with their market shares, and future directions/market forecast)
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