The present disclosure relates to acid resistant banding solutions for two piece hard capsules endowed with acid resistant properties, and methods of making and using acid resistant banding solutions. The present disclosure also relates, in part, to methods for banding such acid resistant capsules which provides an acid resistant seal between the capsule parts and achieves increased acid resistance in vitro.

The present disclosure relates to acid resistant banding solutions for two piece hard capsules, and methods of making the same. The present disclosure also relates, in part, to a method for banding such capsules which provides an acid resistant seal between the capsule parts and achieves an increased acid resistance in vitro. The instant disclosure further relates to a capsule sealing solution formula that comprises shellac ink or shellac ink vehicle component.

[Problem] Providing a whitened capsule and a whitened film without using any white pigment such as titanium dioxide. [Solution] Provided is a film, a capsule, and a film forming composition, characterized by comprising: a film-forming polymer; and a whitening agent including either a surfactant or both a surfactant and a salt, and characterized in that the surfactant is selected from a fatty acid ester of polyhydric alcohol, a polyethylene glycol, a polypropylene glycol, a polyalkylene oxide derivative, an alkyl sulfate ester salt, and a saponin.

An edible IJ ink that has good dispersion stability and printing resumability (intermission resumability), dries quickly, and provides good print quality (for example, prevents streaking), and to provide a tablet and a capsule including a printed part printed using the edible IJ ink, the edible IJ ink comprises water, titanium oxide, a dispersant, a wetting agent, and a water-soluble polysaccharide having a weight average molecular weight smaller than 10,000, and the dispersant includes at least one of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium alginate, and sodium carbonate.

The present invention discloses a sealing fluid comprising an organic acid, an alcohol and optionally water, the organic acid is lactic acid or acetic acid, the alcohol is isopropanol or ethanol, the sealing fluid is a liquid composition for sealing telescopically joined hard capsules with coaxial partly overlapping body parts.

The invention provides different types of floating composition of diaminophenothiazine (DAPTZ) compounds such as methylene blue, which provide rapid-release in the stomach, or are gastro-retained. They further provide methods of making and using the same in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases. In one embodiment the invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition which is a film-coated solid tablet comprising a DAPTZ compound as active ingredient in a gastro-retentive platform. In another embodiment the invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising an elongate hollow cylindrical capsule containing a weighting agent which is retained at one end, the capsule being buoyant and self-orientating, wherein the capsule is coated with an inner sustained release layer comprising a DAPTZ compound as active ingredient, and a further protective outer layer.