Our high-quality talcs act as glidants and lubricants for compressed tablets and coated products, and can also be used as carriers for medicated topical powders.
Talc glidants and lubricants for pharma tablet coatings
Our Luzenac Pharma talcs* are suitable glidants and lubricants for compressed tablets and coated products, and can also be used as carriers for medicated topical powders.
Sourced from Imerys’ proprietary mines in Europe dedicated to Food and Pharmaceutical products and processed at our facilities according to Good Manufacturing Practices, the Luzenac Pharma range exceeds industry standards in terms of purity.
Luzenac Pharma is a standard grind decontaminated talc that’s recommended as a glidant and lubricant in pharmaceutical applications.
Luzenac Pharma M is a micronised decontaminated talc. Due to its fine particle size, it is recommended as a coating additive to improve the quality of pharmaceutical-coated tablets.
Compliance
Luzenac Pharma talcs:
Comply with EU Pharmacopeia
Comply with Japanese Pharmacopeia
Are manufactured, processed and packaged in compliance with Joint IPEC and cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) at ISO-certified facilities (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2008, ISO 2200:2005)
Have kosher certification
Are eligible for halal and vegan certification
EINECS no. 238-877-9
CAS no. 14807-96-6
IPEC member
As an IPEC member, we guarantee the safety, quality and consistency of our pharmaceutical grades, which are all derived from controlled, proprietary sources that are available for audit.