Safic-Alcan
About us
Founded in 1847, Safic-Alcan is a global specialty chemicals distributor that offers direct access to a large and diverse portfolio of innovative and responsible products. It has expanded well beyond France and now has a network of subsidiaries, offices and warehouses strategically located in Europe, Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Products
COMPRECEL® M101D+ [Microcellulose cristalline]
Brand name: COMPRECEL | MCC [Microcellulose Cristalline] Binder suitable for wet granulation, roller compaction, direct compression and spheronization. It also acts as a bulking agent for 2-piece capsules. It is used in tablets, capsules, pellets or beadlets. Benefits: • Provides excellent tablet hardness • Offers low friability with superior binder capacity
PHENOL
Preservative for solid and semi-solid dosage formulations. Benefits: -Colorless and crystalline masses -Soluble in water, very soluble in ethanol (96%), glycerol and methylene chloride -Assay: 99.80 % -Complies with Ph Eur specifications
BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE
Antioxidant for pharmaceutical applications such as solid and semi-solid dosage forms. Benefits: -DMF filed excipient – CDE # F20200000188 -All peak positions are within 5cm-1cm of those determined for 3-tert-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole standard
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Preservative developed for solid and semi-solid dosage formulations. Benefits: Clear and colorless Transparent, mobile and volatile liquid Complies with USP, Ph Eur and BP specifications
GLYCEROL PH.EUR
Solvent designed for oral solid dosage formulations. It is used as a humectant for solid and semi-solid dosage forms. Benefits: Highly pure Complies with Ph. Eur
Creatine MagnaPower®
Creatine MagnaPower® is an active ingredient suitable for nutraceutical applications. Benefits: -Suitable for sports nutrition -Promotes muscle health and recovery -Supports energy and metabolism
OPTIMSM® FLAKE
OPTIMSM® FLAKE is a nutrient suitable for nutraceutical applications. It has a shelf life of 5 years. Benefits: Halal and Kosher certified ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certified Provides joint support Suitable for sports nutrition and beauty from within Promotes hair, skin and nail health Free from excipient, BSE, allergen and GMO Complies with GRAS and FDA cGMP Liquid, topical and capsule are suitable dosage forms
OPTIFOLIN
OPTIFOLIN is an excipient suitable for nutraceutical applications. It has a shelf life of 48 months. Benefits: -Halal certified -Helps in homocysteine management -Provides cognitive and mood support -Promotes stability and bioavailability -Manufactured by chemical synthesis in Switzerland It is a bioavailable and bio accessible form of reduced folate (5-MTHF) and choline Typical Applications: Ideal for dietary supplements.
Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate (B)
Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate (B) is a mineral suitable for nutraceutical applications. Benefits: -Provides cognitive and immune support -Promotes skin, hair and nail health -Helps in muscle repair and provides antioxidant defense -Helps testosterone production and increasing sperm quality Typical Applications: Ideal for dietary supplements and other nutraceutical applications.
Ferrochel® (Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate)
Ferrochel® (Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate) is a fully chelated iron product formed by binding iron to two organic glycine molecules. It is suitable for nutraceutical applications. Benefits: -Supports energy, immune and cognitive health -Effective in maternal nutrition -Versatile delivery systems -Improves absorption and helps to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort -Superior bioavailability and high tolerability Typical Applications: Ideal for dietary supplements and other nutraceutical applications.
Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate Buffered (B)
Source of magnesium used in nutraceutical applications. Shelf life: 3 years. Benefits: Gentle for gastrointestinal tract than inorganic mineral sources Offers excellent bioavailability It is a buffered version which provides greater magnesium content per dose
FARMAL® SSG C
Superdisintegrant designed for rapid disintegration and dissolution of solid dosage forms such as tablets and hard capsules. From corn starch. Benefits: Effective at low concentration level Offers long-term dissolution stability Complies with USP-N, Ph. Eur., BP and IP specifications
FARMAL® SSG P
Superdisintegrant designed for rapid disintegration and dissolution of solid dosage forms such as tablets and hard capsules. From potatoe starch. Benefits: Effective at low concentration level Offers long-term dissolution stability Complies with USP-N, Ph. Eur., BP and IP specifications
MANNITAB™ DC4
Binder suitable for pharmaceutical applications such as tablets. It's engineered for direct compression. Benefits: -High-density compactable powder for tableting -Excellent flow, reliable disintegration, and compression performance -Average mean size 400 µm approx. -Complies with USP-NF, Ph. Eur, BP and JP specifications
MANNITAB™ DC3
Binder suitable for pharmaceutical applications such as tablets. It's engineered for direct compression. Benefits: -High-density compactable powder for tableting -Excellent flow, reliable disintegration, and compression performance -Average mean size 300 µm approx. -Complies with USP-NF, Ph. Eur, BP and JP specifications
FARMAL® CCS
Superdisintegrant designed for rapid disintegration and dissolution of solid dosage forms such as tablets and hard capsules. Benefits: It is effective at low concentration level It offers long-term dissolution stability It complies with USP-NF, Ph. Eur., BP and IP specifications
UNI-PURE® WG 220 (India)
Binder used in wet granulation formulations such as tablets. Benefits: It offers Improved granulation flow and compressibility It eliminates solution preparation It complies with USP-NF, Ph. Eur. and Ch.P specifications
Lactalpha 50
Pharmaceutical-grade excipient intended for the formulation of solid oral dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, and sachets. Function(s): Diluent, binder Shelf life: 24 months. Benefits: Pharmaceutical-grade crystalline, ground lactose monohydrate Compliant with current pharmacopoeias (Ph. Eur., USP-NF, and JP)
Lactalpha 100
Pharmaceutical-grade excipient intended for the formulation of solid oral dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, and sachets. Function(s): Diluent, binder Shelf life: 24 months. Benefits: Pharmaceutical-grade crystalline, ground lactose monohydrate Compliant with current pharmacopoeias (Ph. Eur., USP-NF, and JP)
Lactalpha 150
Pharmaceutical-grade excipient intended for the formulation of solid oral dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, and sachets. Function(s): Diluent, binder Shelf life: 24 months. Benefits: Pharmaceutical-grade crystalline, ground lactose monohydrate Compliant with current pharmacopoeias (Ph. Eur., USP-NF, and JP)
Lactalpha 200
Lactose monohydrate suitable for pharmaceutical applications. Functions: diluent, binder Shelf life: 24 months -Advantages: Particle size: 200 mesh Complies with Ph. Eur., USP-NF, and JP standards
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