PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION PLANT COMPRISING SUCH A PRODUCTION LINE

摘要

This production line (12), designed for the production of medicinal products containing at least one active ingredient, comprises an extruder (20) for producing an extrudate from the active ingredient and from at least one excipient intended to form a matrix for encapsulating the active ingredient and a member (24) for cooling the extrudate as it leaves the extruder (20). The extruder (20) comprises a barrel (30) and at least two parallel screws (32) housed inside the barrel (30) and intermeshing with one another to knead the or each active ingredient into the or each excipient. The barrel (30) is oriented substantially vertically and the footprint of the production line (12) is less than 0.5 m2.