June 2011

Surya Healthcare is a subsidiary of Surya Pharmaceuticals Limited with widespread domestic and international operations. The force behind Surya Healthcare is its parent company Surya Pharmaceuticals Limited. It is uniquely positioned in the Pharmaceutical trade known for its competencies in API, formulation and contract manufacturing across different therapeutic segments serving both domestic and international clients.

Flamingo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a quality driven pharmaceutical company with an experience of over two decades in global markets, exporting to 52 countries and having Rs.200 crores+ turnover. Flamingo has WHO-GMP/UK MHRA certified 100% EOU unit.

About Authors: Shouvik Bhattacharya1, Tapas Kumar Pal2
NSHM College Of Pharmaceutical Technology, West Bengal (NCPT)
1 - Student of B.pharm, 4^th year,
2 - Assistant Professor of NCPT

Reference ID: PHARMATUTOR-ART-1075

Introduction
Recent trends in Pharmaceutical formulation development technology have presented viable dosage alternatives for patients who may have difficulty swallowing tablets or liquids. Traditional tablets and capsules administered with an 8-oz. (One glass) of water may be inconvenient or impractical for some patients. However, some patients, particularly pediatric and geriatric patients, have difficulty swallowing or chewing solid dosage forms. Many pediatric and geriatric patients are unwilling to take these solid preparations due to fear of choking. For example, a very elderly patient may not be able to swallow a daily dose of antidepressant in the form of a Caplet shaped Tablet. An eight-year-old with allergies could use a more convenient dosage form than antihistamine syrup. A schizophrenic patient in the institutional setting can hide a conventional tablet under his or her tongue to avoid their daily dose of an atypical antipsychotic. A middle-aged woman undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer may be too nauseous to swallow her H2-blocker. Fast-dissolving tablets (FDTs) / Orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) are a perfect fit for all of these patients. Fast-dissolving drug delivery systems have rapidly gained acceptance as an important new way of administering drugs. There are multiple fast-dissolving OTC and Rx products on the market worldwide, most of which have been launched in the past 3 to 4 years. There have also been significant increases in the number of new chemical entities under development using a fast-dissolving drug delivery technology.

Prabodhan Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha is a registered public charitable trust, [Regn No. E-697 (Ratnagiri), dated 7th June 1995] registered under the Bombay public trust act 1950. The Trust has been carrying on its activities for the last 12 years mainly in the field of Education. The sole object of the Sanstha is to promote the education of the people of the region and also for welfare and upliftment of the society.
Indira Institute of Pharmacy:

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram is an Institute of National Importance  established by an Act  of the Indian Parliament  and  under the 2 administrative control of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Mohanlal Sukhadia University (erstwhile Udaipur University) at Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) is a U.G.C. recognized multi-faculty, affiliating  state  university (Autonomous State University of Govt. of Rajasthan) established by an Act in the year 1962  to cater the needs of higher education in Southern Rajasthan. The university has 33 departments under  four constituent colleges.

Pondicherry University is outstanding among the Central Universities in India. Teaching and research are its primary functions as in other Central Universities. In addition, it has also affiliated colleges located in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is also expected to have a college affiliated to Pondicherry University in the near future.