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Reliable Pharmaceutical Solutions

Dow provides a wide range of product offerings for consumer health and pharmaceutical applications

Our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) solutions

CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) 3350 and 4000 Uninhibited are active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) produced to address the needs of the most stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. These APIs are well-known in the treatment of chronic constipation and in the preparation of colonoscopies for colon cancer screening or other medical procedures. Functioning as an osmotic laxative, they offer a mild and effective treatment while minimizing adverse side effects often experienced with other laxative types. 

High-quality excipients for various dosage forms

Excipients are inactive ingredients in pharmaceutical products. They allow active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to be transformed into useable forms. Excipients play a key role in facilitating drug delivery, improving solubility and bioavailability, promoting drug integrity and prolonged stability, and enhancing patient treatment acceptance through innovative drug delivery systems. Excipients are also crucial in optimizing the manufacturing process and providing diverse product options with alternative routes of delivery or dosage forms.

Dow excipients participate in many pharmaceutical dosage forms: solid (tablets, gel capsules, suppositories), semi-solid (ointments, soaps, creams), and liquid (syrups, emulsions, suspensions).

Explore Dow excipients including polyethylene glycols (PEG), methoxypolyethylene glycols (MPEG), edetate disodium and propylene glycol (PG) that meet the requirements of the consumer health and pharmaceutical applications.

Products to support pharmaceutical manufacturing

No matter what production level you’re seeking, we’re here to support you and your Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing processes.  Dow offers a wide range of high purity solvents and other API starting chemicals globally.

At every step in the pharmaceutical production process, chemistry-based solutions play an important role in ensuring quality and safety. Dow’s high-performance lubricants and heat transfer fluids are available to address your process challenges with non-toxic and food grade options.

Reliable Pharmaceutical Solutions

Explore our portfolio of reliable pharmaceutical solutions.

Delivering quality products and supply reliability

With our extensive experience in supplying regulated products, including APIs, excipients, and high-quality intermediates for pharmaceutical manufacturing, we at Dow prioritize quality and supply reliability.

World-scale capabilities

As the recognized market leader in alkoxylation chemistries, we invest in our facilities to assure greater reliability of global supply to meet your needs.

Dedication to ongoing innovation

We are collaborating with our customers to provide innovative solutions and deliver new patented chemistries to the market faster. 

Commitment to quality

Dow is committed to maintaining the integrity of its products and quality management systems through conformance with ISO 9001, ICH Q7 and the IPEC-PQG Joint Good Manufacturing Practices Guide for Pharmaceutical Excipients.

Complete technical solutions

From technical questions to product development support, we are ready to combine our expertise with yours, and support you every step of the way.

Regulatory support

Our experts are present in nearly every region of the world to support your needs.

Meeting your application needs

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Topical Formulations

API solubility, sensory perception and spreading. 

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Oral Health

Moisture control, consistency and stability.

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Gel Capsules

API solubility and capsule elasticity.

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Laxatives

Effective treatment and widely used in a formulation.

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