Abstract: A device and a method for providing granular matter is described. The device includes a receiving container configured and adjusted for receiving the granular matter. The receiving container has an output for providing the granular matter to a further processing. The device has a measuring unit configured for measuring a density of the granular matter in the receiving container using terahertz spectroscopy.

Abstract: A method for characterizing an amorphous material involves an evaluation of a rate of change with temperature of an interaction of the amorphous material with electromagnetic (EM) radiation. The interaction is at an energy of between 6.6×10?24 J and 6.6×10?21 J, which corresponds to EM radiation in the terahertz band, between 10 GHz and 10 THz. The rate of change of the interaction is evaluated in a temperature range below a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the amorphous material. The rate of change can then be compared with a predetermined value in order to characterize the amorphorphous material. An apparatus is provided to carry out the method, and the method can produce amorphous materials having desired properties, such as stability against crystallization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to manufacturing processes for the preparation of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising nifedipine and candesartan cilexetil and optionally at least one diuretic characterized in that nifedipine is released in the body in a controlled (modified) manner and the candesartan cilexetil is released rapidly (immediate release (IR)) and optionally the diuretic is released rapidly (immediate release (IR)) and the pharmaceutical dosage forms obtainable by these processes.

Abstract: A method for characterising an amorphous material involves an evaluation of a rate of change with temperature of an interaction of the amorphous material with electromagnetic (EM) radiation. The interaction is at an energy of between 6.6×10?24 J and 6.6×10?21 J, which corresponds to EM radiation in the terahertz band, between 10 GHz and 10 THz. The rate of change of the interaction is evaluated in a temperature range below a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the amorphous material. The rate of change can then be compared with a predetermined value in order to characterise the amorphorphous material. An apparatus is provided to carry out the method, and the method can produce amorphous materials having desired properties, such as stability against crystallisation.