Die Press Starch (Pregelatinized Starch)

Starch is a naturally occurring most frequently used excipient in solid dosage forms. It is a multipurpose product in that it can also be used as a disintegrating agent and as a binder in the form of starch paste.

Die - press starch is a Starch which has been physically modified to be free flowing and directly compressible. Consequently it is exceptionally adaptable in tablet and capsule formulations and widely accepted as a multipurpose excipient in all solid dosage forms.

Die - press starch also avoids the contact of moisture with moisture sensitive drugs because the step of Wet Massing is eliminated. Due to only dry blending of drug particle before compression with DPS, the dissociation of primary particle of drug while disintegration may result in enhanced drug dissolution, compared to conventionally granulated system.

Application

• In Direct Compression of tablets, when drug to excipient ratio is low.
• In Capsule filling operation on high speed capsule filling machine to reduce rejection level.
• In Wet granulation process, when drug to excipient ratio is high.

Capstone

ADCL is one of the very few company's to manufacture Die-Press Starch.