Company Background
Fagron is the largest global compounding company that sets the standard for premium quality bulk drug and excipients. They manufacture innovative global brands in the form of creams, lotions, syrups, and suspending vehicles. Fagron, Inc. is a VAWD accredited, FDA-registered and inspected facility located in St. Paul, MN, that adheres to cGMP requirements. All incoming chemicals are checked to assure compliance with standards of the USP/NF and other compendia. Fagron is dedicated to widening the therapeutic scope of the prescriber to enable tailor-made pharmaceutical care. They offer a wide range of educational offerings through Fagron Academy and excellent technical support services. Fagron, Inc. is active in the following segments of pharmaceutical compounding:
• Fagron Brands: Innovative concepts, bases, and vehicles for pharmaceutical compounding that are developed by Fagron, often in close cooperation with prescribers, pharmacies, and universities.
• Fagron Essentials: Pharmaceutical raw materials, equipment, and supplies that pharmacists need in order to be able to prepare medication in the pharmacy.
Product Overview
SyrSpend® SF Oral Suspending Vehicle
SyrSpend® SF is a trusted, innovative oral suspending vehicle for the compounding of oral liquid dosage forms with over 96 stability studies1 . Based on food starch, SyrSpend® SF’s superior suspending properties provide consistent, individual dosing throughout treatment. The effortless compatibility with a broad range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and meticulous ingredients make SyrSpend® SF highly suitable for compounding stable tailor-made medication. SyrSpend® SF is a quick and easy compounding option that provides pharmaceutical stability and dosage consistency with each preparation. Its light texture, non-toxic ingredients, and neutral taste result in treatment that is comfortable and easy-to-swallow for all patient groups, from neonates to elderly. Compatible with an extensive range of APIs, you can choose the most suitable product for compounding from both acid and alkaline options. UniSpend Anhydrous, a line extension to the SyrSpend family, is also available as an elegant easy-to-use, plant-based vehicle for waterunstable actives.
LETS GEL KIT™ Convenience Pack
Fagron’s industry leading LETS GEL KIT™, a rapid topical anesthesia convenience pack, features SuturaGel™ Methylcellulose base, a specially formulated gel to minimize medication run-off. Pharmacists now can reliably prepare up to 33 unit-doses with 90-day beyond-use-dating (BUD) when stored in Fagron 3 mL unit-dose syringes1 . Included in this easyto-use convenience pack are pre-weighed active ingredients: Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Epinephrine Bitartrate, Tetracaine Hydrochloride, Sodium Metabisulfite, topical syringes, and SuturaGel.
FagronLab™
FagronLab™ is the first global product line of compounding equipment. FagronLab™ is specially designed for the needs of modern compounding pharmacies. The operation and design of the equipment offers highlevel accuracy and ease-of-use, thus helping ensure repeatability for everyday compounding through a wide range of customized features. FagronLab™ offers accurate, safe, and quality solutions for patients through excellence in compounding preparation in pharmacies.
Drug Shortages Solutions
Fagron carries a wide range of APIs to help you get through drug shortages. Our high-quality APIs can be used to compound capsules, oral solutions, topical preparations, and parenteral preparations (USP <797>). Before switching your patients to alternative therapies, Fagron is your go-to source when it comes to drug shortages.
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