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Pharmaceutical Topical Formulation: Creams, Ointments and Gels
Enjoyable, effective, and easy-to-use ingredients
Our topical formulation materials help the pharmaceutical industry create more comfortable and effective creams, gels, and ointments. Increasingly, consumers and medical professionals prefer skin delivery remedies that can be self-applied at home. As such, pharmaceutical formulators must strive to deliver active ingredients through an exceptional sensory experience.
Dow topical formulations aid the pharmaceutical industry by improving spreadability, sensory perception and solubility. With our solutions and materials, you can create better medications, all while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.
CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs)
Explore our portfolio of CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols and discover why you should choose Dow as your personal care and pharmaceutical PEG supplier.
- 60% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 400
- 40% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 3350
Example compatible APIs: Lidocaine, Mupirocin, Tolnaftate, Benzoyl Peroxide, Acyclovir, Adapalene, Clotrimazole, and more.
- 1 – 5% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 3350
- 1 – 5% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 8000
or
- 1 – 5% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 400
- 1 – 5% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 3350
- 1 – 5% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 400
- 55% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 300
- 40% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 1450
- 5% Lidocaine
- 1 – 15% CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 300-8000
- Add 0.1 – 1% VERSENE™ NA Edetate Disodium
CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs)
A long history of use in topical applications because they meet all compendial requirements and offer the following benefits:
CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ for topical drug formulations
Learn how you can maximize your topical drug formulations using CARBOWAX SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs).
Formulating CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEGs in ointment applications
Discover the role of PEG excipients in ointment formulations for desired finished drug properties including stability, melting point and mechanical and rheological properties.
Continuously improving CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Liquid PEGs
Discover how liquid PEGs deliver superior quality and consistency in the prescription pharmaceutical, over-the-counter consumer health industries and other applications.
CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG Solubility Chart
Find the right solubilizer for your poorly soluble or sensitive drugs with this useful resource that compares water to PEG solubility.
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