Frutarom Launches New Phytopharmaceutical Ingredients Line
23 Apr 2014 --- Flavor expert Frutarom Health has launched EFLA pharm, which is designed to offer manufacturers of pharmaceutical products a range of flavor options to help make their products more palatable to both adults and children. The fruit-flavored ingredients have long-lasting taste profiles and masking properties and are considered to be perfectly suited to oral care products, nutritional supplements, cough syrups and other pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Hadar Sutovsky, Global Manager of Frutarom’s Pharma & OTC segment, said: “Many consumers in mature markets and newly urban consumers in developing markets demand instant relief and convenience and this trend is giving rise to oral sprays and strips, dissolvable tables and other quick and easy-to-consumer formats. EFLApharm by Frutarom can help pharmaceutical companies to maximize their potential business opportunities by adding new phytopharmaceutical ingredients and flavors to their product lines,” he said.
The new product line for the pharmaceutical industry expands the established EFLA brand, offering increased value to the pharmaceutical industry plus expertise in building a supply chain for sustainable, natural Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients that meet pharmaceutical manufacturers‘ needs. The EFLApharm family of products are scientifically supported, natural, pharmaceutical-grade herbal extracts. All are produced according to strict GMP guidelines.
Examples of herbals used in traditional medicine products under the EFLApharm brand include: Echinacea purpurea L. (purple coneflower), Hedera helix L. (common ivy), and Thymus vulgaris L. (thyme), all of which are key ingredients in the growing field of cough and cold therapeutics.
“Quality continues to be a major theme across the nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients marketplace,” said Sutovsky. “Companies throughout the supply chain are taking a closer look at the quality of their ingredients and trying to determine better ways to deliver finished products of the highest quality. With EFLApharm, we can simplify access to the market for pharmaceutical companies striving to launch safe and effective herbal medicines.”
Regulatory authorities protect public health while securing free movement of herbal medicinal products within a community, thus the process for licensing and information on herbal substances is being increasingly harmonized. EFLApharm products fall into the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products (THMP) regulatory framework, and are suitable for global, pharmaceutical-quality submission, including the Drug Master File.
Active pharmaceutical ingredients sometimes taste bitter and/or irritate the mouth and throat, and thus are unpleasant not only to children but also to many adults. Flavorants are commonly used in pharmaceutical oral solutions and oral suspensions to mask bitterness and make the formulation more palatable. EFLApharm products offer GMP-quality fruit flavors with long-lasting taste profiles and masking properties.
By Sonya Hook
