Medications

 

Issues:

Drug manufacturing

Drug manufacturing

When familiar with the properties of activated carbons it is easy to understand the major role they have to play as an ingredient in certain medications.

They are used as an antidote against intoxication, for the treatment of indigestion, and also for veterinary applications as an additive to animal feeds.

The odour adsorption properties of activated carbons are also utilized in anti-odour dressing (for the protection of cancerous wounds, for example) and ostomy filters.

From a hygienic and/or curative point of view, it offers in each case an effective solution without recourse to chemical solutions

Targeted compounds:

  • Poisons
  • Active agents ingested in excessive quantities
  • Toxins
  • Intestinal gases
  • Odours
Medicinal products

Medicinal products

Solutions :

100% natural in origin, activated carbon has long been used against digestive problems and poisoning (food and chemical), against which it acts as a simple, effective, and inexpensive decontamination agent.

The active ingredient in activated carbons in this field relies on their high adsorption capacity 1,500 m2/g) with regards to toxic substances (specific surface areas of more than 1500m2/g).

Long present on this market, PICA has developed an extensive product line of coconut-based activated carbons of a high purity level - and sterile where necessary -meeting the most stringent standards of European and American pharmacopeias.

Recognized for their effectiveness by numerous pharmaceutical laboratories, PICA activated carbons are used for example, to manufacture medicinal charcoal, a natural medicine available in pharmacies since 1873 known to be effective in cleansing the intestinal tract.

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