| Gelatine is
used in countless ways in the pharmaceutical industry. It
is used for the manufacture of capsules, tablets and dragees,
and prevents drugs being damaged by air and light. Due to
its good compatibility with human tissue, gelatine in sponge
form is used to treat wounds and as a replacement for blood
plasma in solutions.
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Capsules
and Tablets |
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As
a component of hard and soft capsules, gelatine
protects the drugs against harmful influences,
such as light or oxygen. Soft capsules are mainly
used for vitamins and food supplements while hard
capsules are mainly used for medicines. Gelatine
helps to keep the active pharmaceutical agents
together reliably and for a long time.
Gelatine-coated tablets (caplets) are a new technological
development. |
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The external coating with gelatine ensures that patients can swallow the caplets
easily and without any problems |
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Vitamin
Preparations |
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| Using gelatine,
very finely distributed vitamin A and E drops
of oil can be converted into a free-flowing powder
that distributes well in watery solutions. Surrounding
the vitamins with gelatine protects the preparation
against oxygen and light, and means that it can
be kept for longer periods. The surrounding is
soluble in warm and cold liquids. Fizzy vitamin
tablets are just one example of this |
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Gelatine
Sponges |
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| Gelatine sponges
play an important role in dentistry and surgery.
The blood-stanching sponges are completely absorbed
by the body’s own tissue while the wound
is healing.
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Plasma Expanders |
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| In emergency medicine,
plasma expanders (blood volume replacements) based
on gelatine are often used where a lot of blood
has been lost in order to balance the patient’s
blood volume again quickly.
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