Ideal Cures, an Indian research-based pharmaceutical excipient organisation has launched its newly developed delayed release delivery system Instanute DR in Vitafoods Europe in Geneva.
Suresh Pareek, Managing Director (Ideal Cures) and one of the inventor said that, Instanute DR is a path breaking product for delaying the release of the active ingredients having wide applicability in nutraceutical, food and dietary supplement industry.
Instanute DR is ready to use enteric coating product and will help in maintaining efficacy of the active ingredient which are sensitive to high acidic pH in stomach. Through the use of Instanute DR, scientists will be able to programme the release profile of the active ingredients ranging from 20-120 minutes. This is the first time alginic acid-based composition has been developed to delay the release of drugs by film coating.
Chetan Rajsharad, Vice-President, R&D, Ideal Cures India stated, “Instanute DR product is based on natural polymer which is GRAS compliance meeting all requirements at par with regulatory approvals.”
Emphasising Instanute DR product range Dario Luini, Area Manager, Ideal Cures Europe and also one of the inventor of the product mentioned that presently in Europe delayed release or enteric release is achieved by use of shellac or starch-based product and there is no fully ready
to use material available for industry. It is also noted by industry professionals that shellac and starch- based product have many-many limitations in terms of production and as well as product stability and face strict evaluation approval for GRAS compliance status.
The release of the active ingredient can be programmed to be either in stomach (after a pre-determined time interval) or in the intestine (after two hours of consumption by the patient — like enteric release).
Thus the release of the active ingredient can be delayed from 20 minutes to 120 minutes. Instanute DR thus offers a flexibility of use at customer requirements to delay release in the range of 20-120 minutes.
EP News Bureau — Mumbai