In this online exclusive, Tomasz Bokas, European CMO sales manager at Saneca Pharma, discusses the benefits of soft gel capsules, the manufacturing and handling considerations that should be considered and overcoming the potential barriers to their adoption by manufacturers.
Soft gels
Soft gel capsules provide pharmaceutical companies with an effective means of delivering poorly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). As with any dosage form there are pros and cons to the adoption of soft gels, from initial investment costs to challenges around solubility, and all must be considered by drug makers.