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Pharmaceutical Solutions | Chemicals, Excipients & APIs
Delivering quality products and supply reliability
Dow's pharmaceutical solutions, chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) improve the manufacturing and processing of pharmaceutical products. With decades of proven experience supplying a vast number of regulated products, we understand the importance of quality and supply reliability.
Our solutions span APIs and excipients, and chemistries for pharmaceutical processing, providing a complete solution to your specifications. Our expert technical and product development support experts are on hand to help you ensure your pharmaceutical products comply with regulations and provide the best patient experience. Get in touch today to learn how we can meet your requirements.
Meeting your application needs
Topical Formulations
Elevate your skincare formulations with our versatile Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs). Designed to deliver active ingredients effectively, our PEGs offer exceptional performance and an enhanced sensory experience for creams, ointments, and gels.
Oral Health
Optimize your oral care formulations with our versatile Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs). Ideal for toothpaste and oral gels, our PEGs offer excellent moisture control, consistency, and stability, enhancing anti-cavity, whitening, and sensitivity benefits.
Gel Capsules
Our high-quality ingredients enhance oral formulations. Ideal for capsule manufacturing, our products function as hydrophilic fillers for API solubilization and plasticizers for gelatin capsule coatings, ensuring optimal elasticity.
Laxatives
Enhance your laxative formulations with our active pharmaceutical ingredients. Ideal for treating chronic constipation and bowel cleansing, our regulatory-compliant PEGs offer gentle, effective osmotic laxative action, minimizing side effects.
Reliable Pharmaceutical Solutions
Explore our portfolio of reliable pharmaceutical solutions.
Providing clarity on what goes into the products we create
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) solutions
Discover CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) 3350 and 4000 Uninhibited, our high-quality API solutions designed to address the stringent standards of the pharmaceutical industry.
These APIs are indicated for treating constipation and preparing for colonoscopies, and other medical procedures. As osmotic laxatives, they offer gentle, effective relief, minimizing side effects.
High-quality excipients for tailored dosage forms
Our high-quality excipients enhance the performance and efficacy of your pharmaceutical products. By optimizing drug delivery, improving solubility and stability, and enhancing patient experience, our excipients help you develop innovative and effective formulations.
Explore our range of versatile excipients, including Polyethylene Glycols (PEG), Methoxypolyethylene Glycols (MPEG), Edetate Disodium, and Propylene Glycols (PG).
Powering your pharmaceutical production
We provide essential solutions to support your API manufacturing process. From high-purity solvents and API starting chemicals to high-performance lubricants and heat transfer fluids, our products ensure quality, safety, and efficiency at every stage of production.
Whether you're a small or large-scale manufacturer, we offer the solutions you need to achieve your production goals.
What are the benefits of Dow's pharmaceutical solutions?
As the recognized market leader in alkoxylation chemistries, we can supply globally at volumes unmatched by our competitors.
We are collaborating with our customers to provide innovative solutions and deliver new patented chemistries to the market faster.
Our back-integration means we have greater control of quality.
From product development support to quality control to regulatory know-how, we are ready to combine our expertise with yours.
We have easily accessible regulatory support documents and regulatory support teams in each geographic region.
Resources
Learn more about Dow’s Medical Applications Policy.
Discover and compare FDA clearances from Title 21, tablet binding, liquid medications, suppositories and chemical intermediates.
Explore how chelating agents protect products by acting as antioxidants, antimicrobial boosters, and vitamin stabilizers.
Explore solutions including polyethylene glycols, methoxypolyethylene glycols, edetate disodium and poloxamers.
See PEGs that meet ICH residual solvent guidance.
Learn how you can use Edetate Disodium (EDTA) to bind free metals in topicals, liquids, or tablets, to aid in stability and extend shelf life.
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