GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin - A Multitalented Excipient for Pharmaceutical Applications
For many pharmaceutical applications, GELITA® Gelatin is indispensable for decades. Although mostly used for hard and soft capsules, GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin is also essential for many other applications. It’s a binder in tables and acts as a matrix in vitamin coating. Low endotoxin gelatins are the basis for plasma expanders, vaccines, and haemostatic sponges.
In particular, it’s the film-forming ability, thermo-reversible gelation properties, and adhesive behavior that make GELITA® Gelatin so versatile. With outstanding innovations such as the patented RXL® portfolio for reduced cross-linking, GELITA has set new standards in stability and dissolution for gelatin capsules. As a leading supplier of all types of gelatin, GELITA offers also Kosher and Halal variants.
Owing to its outstanding properties, gelatin is also used in a wide array of other medical applications: for skin-compatible zinc paste binders, as an excipient for granulates, tablets, or sugar coatings, or as a thickener for liquid dosage forms.
Blood Plasma Expanders - Excellent Compatibility, no Accumulation in the Organs Blood plasma expanders based on GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin are used to enhance the remaining circulating blood in emergency situations. Very special types of gelatin – those that conform to the most stringent requirements and which are subsequently modified by the pharmaceutical industry – are used for plasma expanders. Plasma expanders based on gelatin are ideal since they exhibit excellent compatibility with the body. In contrast to dextrans and hydroxyethyl starches that can frequently be detected in the body for many days, gelatin does not tend to accumulate in organs. A fact that makes it an ideal basis for safe and compliant emergency medicine. High Bloom bone gelatin (220 to 270 g Bloom) is used for this purpose. Plasma expanders usually contain 3.5 to 5.5 % gelatin along with the necessary electrolytes in the form of calcium, sodium, and chloride ions. MedellaPro® meets all the requirements of the world’s top pharmacopeial entities, offering exceptionally high levels of purity, low allergenic potential, high tolerance by the body, low bioburden, and an affinity for tissue cells. Our collaboration with numerous regulatory entities helps our customers to develop cutting edge products, as well as achieving the required regulatory product approvals.
| Soft Capsules - Easy Swallowing
 Soft gelatin capsules are readily accepted by consumers. They are easy to swallow and neutral in taste. Perfectly suited for liquid or semi-solid fillings, soft capsules are widely used to deliver pharmaceutical substances and a wide range of nutraceutical supplements, such as omega-3 fish oils. GELITA® Soft Capsule Gelatin is available from various raw materials and offers optimized dissolution performance hence improved bioavailability of the active ingredients. For critical fillings, our innovative RXL® portfolio provides solutions with regard to reduced cross-linking properties and controlled fill release. In general medium Bloom gelatin (between 150 and 200 g Bloom) is used for the production of soft gelatin capsules. Special coatings enable gastric juice - resistant capsules for a delayed dissolution in the intestine.
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Tablets, Suppositories, Pastes - Adhesive Binder for Stability Tablets are one of the most popular oral solid dosage forms for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. In the production of tablets, sugar-coated tablets, in the formulation of suppositories and for the production of zinc paste dressings, gelatin and collagen peptides act as natural adhesive binders and improve the stability of the final product. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin provides unique film-forming ability, thermo-reversible gelation properties, and optimal adhesive behavior for the production of tablets and sugar-coated tablets. In wet granulation, a medium bloom aqueous solution of bovine hide split, bone, or porcine skin gelatin (about 180 g Bloom) is used as a binding agent.
| Vaccinations - Stabilization of Life Savers
 Vaccines save lives. The collagen peptides VACCIPRO® have been designed to stabilize vaccines and thereby contribute to safe and effective vaccination. With a very low allergenic potential, high bioavailability, and excellent cell tissue affinity, VACCIPRO® has been described as the “gold standard” by a number of leading vaccine manufacturers.
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Innovative Medical Devices - Gentle with the Body For tissue scaffolds, ocular implants, bone fillers or even surgical sealants and wound healing devices, GELITA offers highly specialized medical gelatins. MedellaPro® has been used by the world’s leading manufacturers for many years to develop and produce cutting-edge medical devices. MedellaPro® replaces human tissue grafts – the perfect and less invasive alternative to autografts directly from the patient or other sources. This not only reduces costs and risks, but also increases patient comfort. MedellaPro® meets all the requirements of the world’s top pharmacopeial entities, offering exceptionally high levels of purity, low allergenic potential, high tolerance by the body, low bioburden, and an affinity for tissue cells. Our collaboration with numerous regulatory entities helps our customers to develop cutting edge products, as well as achieving the required regulatory product approvals.
| Hard Capsules - Protection and Bioavailability Hard gelatin capsules are the dosage form of choice for medicines and food supplements. They are ideal for powdered and granulated products. GELITA® Hard Capsule Gelatin offers optimal setting properties and improved gliding characteristics. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin is considered as food and provides fast machinability, ideal dissolution properties, and an optimal protection of fill ingredients. High Bloom gelatin (between 200 and 260 g Bloom) is the best choice for the production of hard gelatin capsules. The capsule shell can be designed in such a way that the release of the active substance can be controlled and the bioavailability increased. Controlled release of the active substance can be achieved by coating the capsules.
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Vitamin Coating - Protection and Dispersibility Oil-based vitamins such as vitamin A or E, carotinoids, and poly-unsaturated fatty acids have special requirements: they are poorly dispersible in water and are extremely light and oxygen-sensitive. In these applications, gelatin can play a key role as a multifunctional agent and acts as a perfect matrix material with protective and emulsifying properties for the actives. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin provides ideal functionality to generate a free-flowing powder from oily substances. Low Bloom porcine skin and bovine hide split gelatins (between 100 and 140 g Bloom) are used for this application.
| Haemostatic Sponges - Stop Bleeding and Disappear
 Haemostatic sponges, also frequently used in dental medicine, are virtually indispensable in hospital surgeries. Gelatin sponges can stop bleeding reliably and enhance the healing process. Sponges made from GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin are completely resorbed by the body during the wound-healing process and no removal of the sponge and therefore reopening of the wound is necessary. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin can be also used for sponges spiked with APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients). High Bloom bovine hide split and porcine skin gelatins (> 240 g Bloom) are used for sponges.
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Quality and Safety - Strictest Quality Controls Gelatin is a safe product, produced from native collagen occurring in the skin and bones of animals. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin is produced using the highest possible production standard and under the most stringent hygienic requirements. The complete traceability and safety of gelatin and its raw materials are guaranteed by comprehensive controls from the supply of the raw materials to the final product. GELITA® Pharmaceutical gelatin is tested according to the current official pharmacopoeias as well as special often even more strict customer requirements. The certified GELITA Quality Management System in accordance with international standards such as ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, and FSSC 22000 guarantees worldwide consistent high quality and safety during the production process. Certificates of Suitability (CoS) are available for GELITA Pharmaceutical Gelatin of bovine origin. On request Kosher and Halal certificates are available. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin is a versatile excipient in pharmaceutical technological applications. Its advantages are based on its natural combination of film- and gel-forming properties. GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin is neutral in taste and odor, is practically non-allergenic, and is completely absorbed by the body.
| Technical Support - There Where You Need It At GELITA, you don’t just buy high-quality pharmaceutical gelatin that are specifically tailored to you application, you also get a comprehensive and unparalleled service package. We offer professional advice, product development and formulation support, process enhancement, and guidance in regulatory affairs and marketing. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s our scientific backing and our remote and on-site technical service.
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GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin – Indispensable for Many Pharmaceutical Applications
| Realize essential and advanced pharmaceutical products with added value! GELITA® Pharmaceutical Gelatin can enhance the most diverse pharmaceutical applications, including medicines, vitamin coating, tablets, vaccines, suppositories, pastes, blood plasma expanders, and haemostats. GELITA provides
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