Abstract: The disclosure provides a tubular stent comprising at least three primary elongate columns disposed around a circumference of the stent. The primary elongate columns substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent. The stent further comprises at least two non-linear struts disposed between each pair of circumferentially adjacent primary columns, wherein each strut extends between the circumferentially adjacent primary columns. The stent is configured to adopt a first, unexpanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration in which the stent has a greater diameter than in the first, unexpanded configuration.

Abstract: A method of producing an extruded, powdered/granulated composition comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), by the steps of providing an API and a porous inorganic excipient, and processing them by an extrusion process to directly produce an extruded, powdered/granulated composition wherein the API is at least partially absorbed within the pores of the inorganic excipient. In preferred embodiments, the API is melted, or solubilised in a solubilizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a direct compression tablet composition comprising the step of processing ibuprofen, a hydrophilic polymer, and an inorganic excipient by an extrusion process to produce an extruded composition in which the ibuprofen forms a solid dispersion/solution within the hydrophilic polymer. The invention is particularly useful in preparing oral dissolvable tablets. Also provided are composition comprising an inorganic excipient and ibuprofen within a hydrophilic polymer.

Abstract: A method of producing an extruded, powdered/granulated composition comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), by the steps of providing an API and a porous inorganic excipient, and processing them by an extrusion process to directly produce an extruded, powdered/granulated composition wherein the API is at least partially absorbed within the pores of the inorganic excipient. In preferred embodiments, the API is melted, or solubilised in a solubilizer.