MARKET SEGMENTS

Excipients & formulation

IMCD supports the pharmaceutical, OTC and nutraceutical industries by sourcing the best excipients from the world’s leading manufacturers.

Using our unrivalled portfolio, our industry experts offer robust technical support and innovative solutions to our customers. 

We source the best excipients from the world’s leading manufacturers and work together to ensure market, production and quality expectations are met. Our commitment to innovation through formulation is at the heart of what we do.

At our Technical Centres and driven by our regional technical product managers, we offer customers the opportunity to trial excipients and formulations before committing to making investments at their own or a partner’s facility. We also run regular seminars and webinars on topics our customers want or need to explore. 
This gives you an opportunity to learn about formulation advances, while networking with like-minded professionals. These sessions can also be tailored and held at your premises, should you prefer. 
Oral Solid Dose

As the most popular and frequently administered drug form, oral solid dosage products require high quality excipients to meet modern standards in high speed production or continuous manufacturing, along with material safety.

 

Our technical specialists work in partnership with our suppliers to provide expert guidance and support in the development of:

 

  • Immediate and Controlled Release Tablets
  • Chewable and Orally Disintegrating Tablets
  • Hard and Softgel Capsules
  • Muco-Adhesive Dosage Forms
  • Coated Tablets
  • Multi-Particulate Dosage Forms
  • Mini-Tablets
Inhalation Dosage Development
Through our work with several renowned DPI generic developers and leading excipient providers, IMCD has become a valuable partner in this challenging industry segment. Our knowledge helps to save time and resources by allowing us to quickly understand the critical attributes of your formulation. From the type of inhalation device, to the properties of your chosen active and carrier, IMCD is the distributor that provides invaluable expertise. 
Topical Medication

Topical drug delivery is one of the most effective dosage forms as it delivers optimum therapeutic outcomes. For this reason, topical applications have become increasingly common in the pharmaceutical industry. 


IMCD understands topical market trends and the need for both safe and efficient medicine and cosmetically acceptable formulations, to increase patient compliance and adherence to the treatment. In response, we provide a large number of pharmacopeial excipients and active ingredients, as well as the technical expertise to help improve the skin feel of your final formulations:

  • Creams & Ointments
  • Gels
  • Aerosol & Foams
  • Solutions & Suspensions
  • Transdermal Patches
  • Eye & Nasal Drops
  • Suppositories & Vaginal Ovules
  • Oral-Topical Bioadhesion