Mineral active ingredients and excipients for pharmaceutical application

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MAGNESIA is your spe­cia­li­sed partner for mineral raw mate­ri­als in the phar­maceu­ti­cal indus­try.

For over four decades, we have been sup­p­ly­ing manu­fac­tu­r­ers and deve­lo­pers with veri­fied active ingre­di­ents and exci­pi­ents that meet the requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal phar­ma­co­poei­as. Our pro­ducts are used in solid, semi-solid and liquid dosage forms – from tablets and cap­su­les to sus­pen­si­ons and infu­si­on solu­ti­ons.

As a GDP-cer­ti­fied active sub­s­tance dis­tri­bu­tor with com­pre­hen­si­ve quality manage­ment, we supply not only raw mate­ri­als but also regu­la­to­ry assu­rance and tech­ni­cal con­sul­tancy – relia­ble, docu­men­ted and indi­vi­du­al.

Diverse application areas in pharmaceutical formulations

Our mineral com­pounds are sui­ta­ble for a wide range of phar­maceu­ti­cal appli­ca­ti­ons. They meet func­tion­al requi­re­ments such as flow beha­viour, com­pres­si­bi­li­ty or solu­bi­li­ty while also being veri­fied for regu­la­to­ry com­pli­ance. Whether you are opti­mi­sing an estab­lished product or deve­lo­ping a new for­mu­la­ti­on – we support you with sui­ta­ble raw mate­ri­als and com­pre­hen­si­ve documentation.

  • Tablets, coated tablets, capsules
  • Powders & granules
  • Sus­pen­si­ons, solu­ti­ons, infusions
  • Oint­ments, creams, lotions
  • Effer­ve­s­cent tablets, lozen­ges, suppositories
  • Pro­ducts for enteral nutrition

Mineral raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry

Our port­fo­lio com­pri­ses over 100 mineral com­pounds that can be used as active ingre­di­ents and exci­pi­ents. The pro­ducts are available in various qua­li­ties, par­tic­le sizes and bulk den­si­ties and meet the requi­re­ments of rele­vant phar­ma­co­poei­as.

Magnesium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Magne­si­um car­bo­na­te
  • Magne­si­um oxide
  • Magne­si­um chlo­ri­de
  • Magne­si­um phos­pha­te
  • Magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de
  • Magne­si­um sulfate

Organic:

  • Magne­si­um ascor­ba­te
  • Magne­si­um lactate
  • Magne­si­um aspar­ta­te
  • Magne­si­um malate
  • Magne­si­um citrate
  • Magne­si­um pido­la­te
  • Magne­si­um glu­co­na­te
  • Magne­si­um taurate
  • Magne­si­um gly­ce­ro­phos­pha­te
  • Magne­si­um stea­ra­te

Calcium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Calcium car­bo­na­te
  • Calcium oxide
  • Calcium chlo­ri­de
  • Calcium phos­pha­te
  • Calcium hydr­o­xi­de
  • Calcium sulfate

Organic:

  • Calcium citrate
  • Calcium lactate
  • Calcium glu­co­na­te
  • Calcium gly­ce­ro­phos­pha­te
  • Calcium stea­ra­te
  • Lithot­ham­ni­um­cal­cer­um

Potassium compounds

  • Pot­as­si­um car­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um citrate
  • Pot­as­si­um bicar­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um phos­pha­te
  • Pot­as­si­um chlo­ri­de
  • Pot­as­si­um stea­ra­te

Sodium compounds

  • Pot­as­si­um ascor­ba­te
  • Pot­as­si­um chlo­ri­de
  • Pot­as­si­um bicar­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um citrate
  • Pot­as­si­um car­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um sulfate

MagGran® | DC grades

  • Direct pressa­ble vari­ants of magne­si­um and calcium compounds

MagChel® | Chelates

  • Calcium bisglycinate
  • Magne­si­um bisglycinate
  • Copper bisglycinate
  • Man­gane­se bisglycinate
  • Iron bisglycinate
  • Zinc bisglycinate

Zinc compounds

  • Zinc oxide
  • Zinc glu­co­na­te
  • Zinc citrate
  • Zinc acetate
  • Zinc stea­ra­te

Manganese compounds

  • Man­gane­se bis­gly­ci­na­te
  • Man­gane­se glu­co­na­te
  • Man­gane­se citrate
  • Man­gane­se gly­ce­ro­phos­pha­te

Vitamins

  • RiviK2 (Vitamin K2 in trans-MK‑7 form, oil- or powder-based)
  • Nutra‑C (Vitamin C)
  • Vitamin B5

Mineral raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry

MAGNESIA offers a spe­cia­li­sed range of mineral raw mate­ri­als for the phar­maceu­ti­cal indus­try – qua­li­fied, docu­men­ted and ready for use in medi­cinal pro­ducts. Our pro­ducts meet the requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal phar­ma­co­poei­as and are sui­ta­ble for a wide variety of dosage forms.

With tech­ni­cal con­sul­tancy, regu­la­to­ry exper­ti­se and com­pre­hen­si­ve docu­men­ta­ti­on, we support you in the safe and effi­ci­ent rea­li­sa­ti­on of your phar­maceu­ti­cal product ideas.

High standards for pharmaceutical raw materials

Our mineral raw mate­ri­als come from qua­li­fied manu­fac­tu­r­ers and meet the requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal stan­dards. Purity, tracea­bi­li­ty and regu­la­to­ry com­pli­ance are at the centre of our quality assu­rance – regard­less of the area of application.

Manu­fac­tu­r­ers world­wi­de trust our exper­ti­se and our con­sis­tent ori­en­ta­ti­on towards appli­ca­ble stan­dards. Our pro­ces­ses are docu­men­ted, veri­fied and aligned with the requi­re­ments of the phar­maceu­ti­cal industry.

  • German Medi­cinal Pro­ducts Act (AMG) and Ordi­nan­ce on the Manu­fac­tu­re of Medi­cinal Pro­ducts and Active Phar­maceu­ti­cal Ingre­di­ents (AMWHV)
  • Inter­na­tio­nal Council for Har­mo­ni­sa­ti­on of Tech­ni­cal Requi­re­ments for Phar­maceu­ti­cals for Human Use (ICH) 
  • IPEC Europe
  • Euro­pean Direc­to­ra­te for the Quality of Medi­ci­nes & Health­Ca­re (EDQM)
  • Euro­pean Medi­ci­nes Agency (EMA)