Ingredients You Don't Want
Magnesium Stearate: Good for speed-hungry encapsulating machines. Not necessarily
good for you. Manufacturing encapsulated dietary supplements isn't easy. Pure powdered
ingredients are difficult to mix because they are either extremely dry, sticky with
botanical oils, or attract unwanted moisture. So most manufacturers add magnesium
stearate and other agents such as lactose and dextrose to make the powder flow quickly
and easily through their high-volume machines. Problem is, these additives may compromise
the bioavailability of the nutrients in the supplement, and might cause allergenic
problems. At Droi Pharma, we take a different approach.
Droi Pharma Research will never utilize large fatty acid excipients in its manufacturing
processes – ingredients such as magnesium stearate or stearic acid. These excipients
are utilized as flowing agents to ensure that maximum productivity is obtained from
capsuling and tableting machines. There are documented detrimental effects directly
attributed to long chain fatty acids utilized as manufacturing flowing agents. Every
qualified pharmaceutical compounder recognizes that large fatty acids, such as magnesium
stearate, can interfere with product dissolution and influence absorption. Virtually
all companies, because of the economic impact, ignore this data. As with most industries,
the bottom line dictates the level of quality. The dietary supplement industry has
one exception: Droi Pharma Research, the company that does not compromise. Nevertheless,
if a company cannot manufacture products without using detrimental excipients, they
should not allude to being either "hypoallergenic" or "pure."
The Bottom Line?
Droi Pharma Research is the only hypoallergenic dietary supplement manufacturer
with the highest degree of purity that you – and your most severely allergic, chemically
sensitive, and immune-compromised patients – can truly trust.