Complete solutions for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical coatings
Coatings play a crucial role in enhancing patient compliance and adherence to prescription drugs in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as improving consumer experience for nutraceuticals and over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
Film coating solutions
From masking unpleasant tastes and odors to protecting prescription drugs, supplements and over-the-counter solutions from environmental stressors such as moisture, light and oxygen, film coating offers a world of benefits for patients, consumers and manufacturers.
For patients and consumers, properly coated tablets mean a more attractive appearance, an easier to swallow tablet, which helps improve compliance, particularly for pediatric and geriatric patients, as well as those diagnosed with mental health conditions.
Going beyond this, they also facilitate the identification of drugs and dietary supplements by allowing the use of different colors, printing and engraving on the dosage form, which reduces the risk of medication error.
For manufacturers, choosing the right coating can mean a reduced use of resources and a lower impact on the environment. Coatings also help reduce dust during packaging and limit cross-contamination. They improve active ingredient stability and packaging efficiency and make sure brands stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Simpler drug identification, enhanced flavor and odor and easier swallowing. The result? Better medication adherence, better healthcare outcomes and better quality of life.
Sugar-free sugar coating alternative solutions
Our sugar-free sugar coating alternatives are ideal for replacing sugar coating. Roquette offers ReadiLYCOAT® XC xylitol-based sugar-free sugar coating system using film coating technology equipment, an ideal alternative to speed up the manufacturing process and cut it from days to hours. It has a low number of ingredients which are ideal for consumers who are conscious of the impact their choices can have on their well-being and the planet. In addition, SweetPearl® maltitol sugar-free sugar coating system comes with a wide range of features that adhere to patient compliance. Learn more about our solutions below.
Roquette coating solutions
Roquette’s coatings platform combines cutting-edge performance with eco-consciousness, designed to meet the growing demand in prescription pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and OTC markets.
Discover more about our coating process in our video below, and learn more about how we can personalize your coatings by reaching out to one of our Customer Technical Services (CTS) representatives.
Our coating solutions
ReadiLYCOAT®
A ready-made premix of plant-based origin* that generates stable films at a high level of productivity, this product is ideal for immediate release as the films dissolve rapidly.
It is a natural-based polymer available in white, clear, color and color without TiO2. There are several benefits such as a simplified process, uniform spraying with high solids content, plant-based with low chemical substitution, fast dissolution time, pleasant taste and glossy appearance.
ReadiLYCOAT® XC Xylitol-Based
Sugar-Free Sugar Coating System
This polyol-based sugar-free sugar coating alternative is an easy-to-use replacement for sugar coating that uses perforated pan equipment and offers the same smooth finish with a reduced processing time.
A mixture of xylitol, LYCOAT® hydroxypropyl pea starch and magnesium stearate offering taste and odor masking, with a cool and sweet taste, low number of ingredients, all the while reducing processing time, to be ready within hours instead of days.
Tabshield® H HPMC-Based
Film Coating System
An optimized ratio of polymers, plasticizers, and pigments that offer a film coating solution which is strong, has high adhesion properties and that has a superior visual appeal to exceed quality standards.
It is a ready-to-use premix for immediate release and includes hypromellose for film strength and adhesion. This product includes a sealing technology to prevent interactions between two or more layers of coating; it has color consistency and is a highly customizable solution.
Tabshield® P PVA-Based
Film Coating System
Taste masking properties and excellent moisture and odor barriers ensure that this product is ideal for protecting and masking any unwanted tastes and odors from other ingredients. It has a smooth, glossy appearance; as it is adhesive in nature, it provides film uniformity, strong bonding and high-definition logos.
This ready-to-use premix is ideal for immediate release and is multifunctional, having a high solids level of polyvinyl alcohol to provide barrier properties and production capacity.
Tabshield® E-M Methacrylic Acid
Based Enteric Film Coating System
This coating system provides gastric protection, optimized therapeutic efficacy ensuring the pharmaceutical oral dosage form passes through the stomach and is delivered to the small intestine safely for the patient.
It is a ready-to-use premix for enteric coating composed of methacrylic acid copolymer type C for delayed release. It has consistent dissolution profiles and is highly customizable. It works to prevent degradation of APIs in gastric fluid and potential gastric irritation.
Tabshield® G Gloss Topcoat
Film Coating System
This topcoat enhances the overall appearance of the tablet, ensuring an appealing look with a smooth and glossy finish, while protecting the tablet. It also offers excellent slip properties for ease of swallowing, improved durability and moisture resistance which keeps product integrity and prolongs shelf life.
Aesthetic topcoat with easy swallowing properties, it improves customer adherence and patient compliance and is the ideal final step in the coating process.
LYCOAT®
Hydroxypropyl Pea Starch
Film coatings are thin polymer-based layers applied to the surface of tablets, or on materials dispensed within capsules. Our modified pea starch film-forming polymer LYCOAT® is a best-in-class solution for aqueous film coatings, specifically designed for immediate release of solid oral dosage forms.
Offering clean and rapid solubilization in water for faster coating suspension preparation, LYCOAT® allows producers to cut coating time, delivering high-quality drugs without compromises.
SweetPearl® Maltitol Sugar-Free
Sugar Coating System
The longest standing coating method, hard coating is traditionally used to mask unpleasant tastes and odors, as well as protect active ingredients against light damage.
Our SweetPearl® maltitol powder represents the gold standard for sugar-free hard coating solutions with a wide range of outstanding formulation features, including faster coating time, effective sugar replacement, an attractive taste profile and diabetic-safe, adhering to patient compliance.
*Hydroxypropyl pea starch is a sustainable and versatile film-forming ingredient from vegetal origin.
Tabshield® is a registered trademark of Kofitech Co., Ltd.
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Direct compression
Tablet formulation made simple. Discover our solutions for direct compression without compromise.
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Disintegrants
Explore our wide range of disintegration excipients, designed to aid the release of active ingredients in tablets or capsules.
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Inhalation
Enhance your inhalation drug formulations with advanced excipients and high-performance capsules.
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Fillers, Diluents and Binders
Discover our range of fillers, diluents and binders specially formulated to support your solid dosage forms.
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Solubility and Stability
Unlock a whole new level of quality with our range of solubilization and stability enhancers, ideal for virtually any dosage form, from solid tablets to liquid suspensions.
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Taste-masking
Get to know KLEPTOSE®, our leading range of taste-masking agents, strategically adapted to address any process or formulation constraint.
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Liquid solutions
From syrups and solutions to ampoules and dispersions: Discover our extensive range of plant-based excipients for liquid dosage forms.
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