7 Jul 2003
Univar Ltd’s Pharma Division adds DMV International’s Primojel® and Primellose® high performance excipients to its product range
Univar Ltd’s Pharma Division, formerly known as the pharmaceutical division of Anstead International and the leading distributor of ingredients to the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, announced that they are extending their distribution agreement with DMV International to incorporate its high performance disintegrants: Primojel® and Primellose®. DMV recently added these to their existing product range and will use Univar Pharma’s unrivalled customer base to market these excipients in the UK and Ireland.
Primojel® is a sodium starch glycolate, one of a class of well established super disintegrants used in the manufacture of solid dosage forms. It complies with the latest editions of the PhEur., USP/NF (sodium starch glycolate type A and B), JPE. It takes more than 20 times its weight in water and the resulting high swelling capacity combined with high water penetration account for its high disintegration rate and efficiency.
Primellose® is a cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose sodium. The cross-linking of this super disintegrant reduces its water solubility and permits the material to swell and take up many times its weight in water without loosing its fibrous integrity. It complies with the latest editions of the PhEur., USP/NF. Both products have been produced for many years and have an excellent performance history.
“This is an exciting addition to our range” comments Jeremy Drummond, Univar’s Pharmaceutical Business Manager. “We are looking forward to developing this new product range supported by DMV’s long-standing commitment to the highest standards of pharmaceutical quality. DMV International is a longstanding manufacturer and a global supplier of a wide range of pharmaceutical ingredients. Moreover the company places much effort on the technical sales support that ensures our customers get the full advantage of the latest in excipient technologies.”
“The addition of Primojel and Primellose to the Univar Pharma portfolio compliments their current activities with our Pharmatose pharmaceutical grade lactose product,” says Nigel Roberts of DMV International. “DMV has had a long partnership with Univar both in the UK and Ireland with the distribution of products. From its dedicated warehouse facilities in Basildon, Univar has a fully integrated logistics capability which ensures its ability to ship our products to best serve the customer. Furthermore Univar operates according to the latest procedures and guidelines for pharmaceutical ingredients distribution.”
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About DMV International
DMV International, with headquarters in Veghel, The Netherlands, is part of Campina b.v., one of the largest dairy companies in the world. The Campina Group consists of several divisions of which DMV International is the Industrial Products division. DMV International develops, produces and markets ingredients for Food, Nutrition and Pharma. DMV International is a longstanding manufacturer and a global supplier of a wide range of pharmaceutical excipients.
About Univar
Univar NV is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe, with annual sales of approximately 5 billion euro. The company serves customers in key industry sectors from a broad-based product offering sourced from the world’s foremost chemical producers. Customer sectors include food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, natural resources, cleaning products and coatings, and they are supported through an extensive network of 195 centres located throughout the USA, Canada and 14 European countries.
Univar is listed on the Amsterdam Euronext stock exchange and has approximately 7,000 employees based throughout North America and Europe. The company headquarters are in the Netherlands and the North American offices are in Bellevue, Washington.
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Univar Ltd’s Pharma Division warehouse facilities in Basildon from where the DMV International products are distributed throughout the UK and Ireland.