The present disclosure concerns effervescent compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the disclosed effervescent compositions are formed from an input blend comprising an acid and a base by granulating the input blend in a twin-screw processor. The granules formed from the input blend can be formed by an in situ granulating agent, which can be a portion of the acid that melts during granulation. In some embodiments, the effervescent compositions can be made using a twin-screw processor comprising an intake zone for receiving an input blend comprising an acid and a base; a granulation initiation zone for melting only a portion of the acid to serve as an in situ granulating agent; a granulation completion zone for granulating the input blend; and an outlet for discharging the granules.

A traditional Chinese medicine composition, made from cassia twig, poria, Cortex moutan, Radix paeoniae alba, peach kernel in equal proportions. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises paeoniflorin, amygdalin, benzoylpaeoniflorin, cinnamic acid, paeonol, and cinnamaldehyde. The composition has the advantages of high production efficiency, high content of effective ingredients, high transfer rate of poria acid, reduced hygroscopicity, and improved dissolution of index ingredients.

Methods for making particulate material include providing a first solution comprising one or more solvents and an active agent, providing a second solution comprising an antisolvent, mixing the first solution with the second solution to form a mixture, atomizing the mixture with a gas to produce droplets, and drying the droplets by directing the droplets into a chamber for removal of the solvent and the antisolvent to produce solid particles. Various apparatuses for producing particulate material in this manner are also provided.

Pharmaceutical formulations with a tropomyosin-related kinase inhibitor (“Trk inhibitor”) are disclosed. The pharmaceutical formulations comprise 3-(3-methoxy-4-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)benzyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-amine in microcrystalline suspension formulations in its monohydrate form, which shows improved characteristics over the anhydrate form, and in extended release formulations. The extended release pharmaceutical formulations comprise 3-(3-methoxy-4-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)benzyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-amine-loaded microspheres.

The present invention relates to methods for producing particles of metaxalone using dry milling processes as well as compositions comprising metaxalone, medicaments produced using metaxalone in particulate form and/or compositions, and to methods of treatment of an animal, including man, using a therapeutically effective amount of metaxalone administered by way of said medicaments.

Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing dabigatran etexilate and a preparation method thereof. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a pharmaceutically active ingredient, dabigatran etexilate and/or dabigatran etexilate mesylate, and a amphiphilic polymer of polyvinyl caprolactam-polyvinyl acetate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer. The mass ratio of the two is 1:0.23 to 1:3. The pharmaceutical composition not only increases the bioavailability of the pharmaceutically active ingredient, but also reduces absorption variability, and provides a more stable concentration of dabigatran in plasma, thereby reducing adverse side effects.

Anatabine powder compositions include a sugar or adhesion reducing compound and are suitable for inhalation and methods of forming the same. Sugar and an anatabine compound may be spray dried to form a dry anatabine powder composition. The anatabine powder may have a particle size of about 20 micrometres or less, 10 micrometres or less, or from about 1 to about 4 micrometres, measured as mass medium aerodynamic diameter. A powder may include a plurality of particles comprising an anatabine compound and a sugar or adhesion reducing compound and the plurality of particles have a particle size of about 20 micrometres to about 200 micrometres, measured as mass medium aerodynamic diameter.

The invention relates to a method of enhancing the solubility and/or the rate of dissolution of a Class II or Class IV low solubility molecule, a method of producing a spray-dried composition, and a spray-dried composition comprising a Class II or Class IV low solubility molecule, albumin and an agent that prevents self-aggregation of albumin.

Disclosed are a composition containing an aromatic heterocyclic compound in an amorphous form, and a preparation method therefore and a use thereof. Specifically, disclosed is a composition containing a compound of Formula (1) and a carrier, wherein the compound of formula (1) is in an amorphous form. The composition shows valuable properties in terms of in vivo absorption and bioavailability, and has the advantages of rapid absorption and high bioavailability, etc.

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Provided herein are pharmaceutical formulations of dry-powder bendamustine suitable for pharmaceutical use. Also provided are methods of producing dry-powder bendamustine. The pharmaceutical formulations can be used for any disease that is sensitive to treatment with bendamustine, such as neoplastic diseases.