Nordmann now partnering with Armor Pharma
In partnering with Armor Pharma, Nordmann now has an outstanding supplier of Ph.Eur., USP-NF and JP-compliant grades of lactose (sieved, milled, agglomerated and spray-dried) for a variety of applications in the health care sector. The company manufactures its ingredients for solid, inhalation and nasal dosage forms at a plant located in Loudéac, France, which was built in 2014 specifically for the production of pharmaceutical-grade lactose. This facility is certified to EXCiPACT (GMP), ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 standards and is regularly audited.
“Nordmann has many years of expertise in the field of health care. Together with our new partner Armor Pharma, we will be using our combined wealth of knowledge and experience in finding application-oriented solutions for our customers in order to achieve sustainable long-term growth in the market,” explains Petra Fisch, Sales Director Life Sciences Germany at Nordmann.
“Pharmaceutical-grade lactose is seeing unprecedented opportunities in its field. A lot is happening in the sector at the moment, and I am very positive about the new variety of challenges that lies ahead. We value Nordmann as a competent and committed partner standing at our side, and I look forward to working together on developing inspired strategies that will drive forward both of our companies,” comments Arsim Zhubi, Key Account Manager at Armor Pharma.
Lactose is a sugar that is naturally found in mammalian milk and which has been used as an excipient in the pharmaceutical industry for several decades. The ingredient is used as a diluent in oral solid dosage forms (OSD) such as tablets, capsules and/or sachets and is also utilized as a carrier for dry-powder inhalers (DPI).
With an outstanding range of advantages such as a neutral taste, easy availability, a good price-performance ratio and compatibility with active ingredients and other excipients, lactose is a popular ingredient. In addition, lactose features good water solubility, low hygroscopicity and excellent physical and chemical stability.