Dextran has a wide use in oral pharmaceuticals. Dextran is applied for solidity and consistency of substance during processing e.g. freeze drying. Dextran can also be used to alter the dissolution profile of drug formulations.
Dextran has for decades had the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) label from the US FDA, which was renewed in 2013. Link to FDA.
Dextran Product used in Oral Products are Dextran 1, Dextran 5, Dextran 10, Dextran 40, Dextran 70 and Dextran 500
OPALMON
(Limaprost)
Ono Pharmaceutical
Oral
Dextran 40
Link to product
Spasfon LYOC
TEVA (Cephalon)
Oral
Dextran 70
Link to product
Anne-Marie J. Ørkild
Director, International Sales and Business Carbohydrates
Phone: +45 5948 5959
E-mail: dextran@pharmacosmos.com
Pharmacosmos is the only dextran manufacturer holding certificates from the US FDA and European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)
Pharmacosmos delivers a unique dextran quality through a production technology that completely avoids the use of organic solvents and a quality system that meets the strictest cGMP standards for human medicines
Pharmacosmos sells and ships directly to clients everywhere in the World. We deliver Pharmaceutical Quality Dextran of the highest standards, including those of the European Pharmacopoeia (EP), the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP).