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Omya’s pharmaceutical and nutraceutical laboratory
Table 1: Tablet formulation (Omya)
Ingredient
Content
(see Table 1).
Calcium (from CaCO3 and Ca5(OH)(PO4)3)
319 mg
The formulation
Vitamin K2
68 μg
contains two of
Vitamin D3
8 μg
Omya’s proprietary
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and muscles. As our bodies are unable to produce their own calcium, a regular dietary intake is
With approximately 8 000 employees, Omya has a global presence in more than 180 locations in over 50 countries. Omya is proud to be represented in South Africa by CJP Chemicals.
calcium ingredients – Omyapure 35-OG as the active ingredient and Omyapharm 500OG as an excipient – as well as vitamins K2 and D3 to improve calcium absorption and
is produced to comply with the most stringent regulatory and quality standards of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries. The company supplies added value products and services from responsibly sourced materials to meet the needs of current and future generations. •
deposition in bones.
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content of calcium documented
R&D and technical support
among all calcium salts, calcium
Omya’s pharmaceutical and
carbonate is a solution of choice when it
nutraceutical laboratory at its
REFERENCES
comes to calcium supplementation.
headquarters comprises a laboratory
1. Stirnimann et al. (2014) International Journal of Pharmaceutics
essential. With one of the highest
A recent publication reviewing dietary
for mineral development and an
surveys performed in South Africa
application laboratory for solid dosage
between 2000 and 2015 concluded that
forms. Cutting-edge equipment –
calcium intake of men and women in
including fluid-bed technology, a roller
all the reported studies was below the
compactor and a rotary tablet press –
dietary reference intake of 1 000mg
allows for high-quality pharmaceutical
per day .
R&D and technical customer support.
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Omya has developed a nutraceutical concept for bone health supplements
With more than 130 years of expertise, Omya’s portfolio of natural minerals
466: 266–275 2. Eberle et al. (2014) European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 58: 34–43 3. Preisig et al. (2015) International Journal of Pharmaceutics 487: 157–166 4. S tirnimann et al. (2013) Pharmaceutical Research 30:1915–1925 5. Mchiza, Z. J., Steyn N. P., Hill, J., Kruger, A., Schönfeldt, H., Nel, J. and Wentzel-Viljoen, E. (2015). A Review of Dietary Surveys in the Adult South African Population from 2000 to 2015. Nutrients, 7(9):8227-8250.
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Omyapharm Innovative multifunctional mineral excipient · Highly compactable and porous · Fast disintegration for ODTs · Tablets with high mechanical strength · Highly efficient carrier Winner of the CPhl “Best Innovation in APIs and Excipients” award
Contact in RSA: lisadk@cjpchemicals.co.za
Official Distributor for RSA
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