Capacity Investment Meets Growing Demand for Sugar Spheres

To meet the increase in demand for Suglets sugar spheres, Colorcon is investing to increase capacity and reduce lead-time, thereby reducing customers’ supply risk while ensuring premium quality and consistent product.

Suglets are uniform drug layering pellets made of sucrose and starch, for controlled release dosage forms. Colorcon is the only manufacturer dedicated to pharmaceutical excipient production of sugar spheres, providing interchangeable product from plants on two continents: Stoughton in Wisconsin, US, and Bazainville in France. Continuous supply is secured with these two interchangeable manufacturing sites.

By the end of July, 2013, production capacity at the Bazainville facility will have increased by more than 25%. The Colorcon organisation is very excited about the investment in the Bazainville site, which will help to fulfill the growing demand from customers around the world, while ensuring the shortest possible lead times for Suglets products.

For even more immediate availability of product, Suglets sourced from the Stoughton facility are a viable alternative. The Stoughton facility holds stock for many of the popular line items, available to ship within 10 working days from order. Studies demonstrate the interchangeability of quality and performance, regardless of the site of manufacture. All manufacturing equipment, methods and raw materials are interchangeable, and both sites are certified to ISO9001 standards. An equivalency report is available upon request.

With manufacturing sites dedicated to pharmaceutical production, customers can be confident that Suglets meet the high standards expected from a highly reputable supplier of pharmaceutical excipients.

Colorcon is committed to reducing supply risk, providing flexibility and supporting solid oral dose development. For new product development or equivalency testing, samples and technical support are available.

Colorcon Ltd, +44 1322 293000, www.colorcon.com.