Quick Release Wafer Technology, VERSAFILM
IntelGenx Quick Release Wafer Technology, VERSAFILM, is made up of a strip of thin polymeric film comprised of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) components that are safe and approved by the FDA for use in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. Derived from the edible film technology used for breath enhancement strips and initially developed for the instant delivery of savoury flavours to food substrates, the Instant Delivery Film has distinct advantages over existing fast dissolving oral tablets, which make it the application system of choice for indications requiring the immediate onset of action, like migraine, motion sickness and nausea.
Technical features of IntelGenx VERSAFILM
- Area: 2-8 cm2
- Thickness: 25-50 micron
- Drug load: up to 20mg
- Disintegration time: within 30 seconds
- Onset of action: within 15 minutes
Onset of action and plasma concentration after administration of wafer and conventional tablet
Advantages of IntelGenx VERSAFILM
- Immediate onset of action.
- Convenient and discrete administration.
- Can be used to deliver volatile drugs (e.g. nicotine or nitroglycerine).
- Ideal for lifecycle management.
- Adjustable flavours and textures.
- IntelGenx patented technology.