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RGLAX PHARMARglax Coat

CVS-101

Moisture barrier for Amoxycillin and Clavulanate

Solvent base extra white barrier film for the most moisture sensitive combination.

Application

Moisture barrier film coat on a solvent base, extra white, developed for Amoxycillin and Clavulanate potassium tablets. Water ingress during and after coating drives degradation in that combination, and this grade is built to hold it out.

Formulated for

  • Amoxycillin and Clavulanate potassium

How it runs

Solvent base, so the cooler non-aqueous band applies. With Amoxycillin and Clavulanate the exposure that matters is not only the spray. Plan the stage so coated tablets move to blistering without a long open hold, since the barrier film protects the core in the pack rather than repairing moisture already picked up.

Build-up and solids are fixed at trial.

The polymer

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)

PVA films are less permeable to water vapour than HPMC at the same thickness, which is what makes a moisture barrier a barrier. Our moisture barrier grades are fully formulated HPMC and PVA based immediate release systems, so the protection does not come at the cost of release.

Part of the Moisture Barrier Coating range.

Product code
CVS-101
Coating system
Moisture Barrier Coating
Process base
Non-aqueous (solvent)
Finish
Extra white, moisture barrier
Supply form
Ready-mix, dispersed on site

How the coat sits on the tablet

Barrier filmHPMC and PVA based, low permeabilityTablet coreCompressed active and excipientsCross-section, not to scale
The barrier film is doing stability work, not cosmetic work. It slows water vapour reaching a core that would otherwise degrade in the pack.

Starting parameters

Rglax Coat film coating

Tablet bed and inlet temperatures are given as aqueous over non-aqueous (AQ / NAQ). Settings are indicative and confirmed against your core during trials.

Coating equipmentConventional coaterAQ / NAQ12 inch panAuto coaterAQ / NAQ24 inch panConventional coaterAQ / NAQ36 inch panAuto coaterAQ / NAQ48 inch pan
Pan speed (rpm)18 to 2014 to 168 to 123 to 5
Tablet charge (kg)0.5 to 13 to 540 to 50100 to 130
Tablet bed temp (°C)35-40 / 30-3535-40 / 30-3535-40 / 30-3535-40 / 30-35
Inlet temp (°C)75-80 / 60-6575-80 / 60-6575-80 / 60-6575-80 / 60-65

Common questions about CVS-101

Is CVS-101 suitable for Amoxycillin and Clavulanate tablets?

That is what it was developed for. It is a solvent base extra white moisture barrier built for the combination, where water ingress during and after coating drives degradation.

Does the coating alone protect the tablet?

No. The barrier film protects the core inside the pack, it does not repair moisture already picked up. Plan the stage so coated tablets move to blistering without a long open hold.