Suppositories & pessaries

Technical specifications

  • Unit mass: 1 to 3 g
  • Use of specific vessels for highly viscous semi-solid preparations
  • Specific expertise in suppositories and pessaries
  • Specific know-how in the manufacturing of hormonal and non-hormonal drugs
  • Pilot equipment for small batches (tech transfers and clinical batches)

Advantages

  • Particularly suitable for babies and young children suffering from fever or nausea, as it is quick and easy to administer
  • Very useful during a migraine, when the stomach cannot tolerate medication. The main areas of application are antipyretic and analgesic treatments.
  • Treatment of local disorders, such as hemorrhoids
  • Treatment of local vaginal ailments using substances such as hormones and antifungals

Manufacturing Sites

Our sites in Colomiers and Gannat (France) are regularly inspected by ANSM (France) and by ANVISA (Brazil) and the Russian Federation, as well as other international authorities.

Tablets & capsules

Technical specifications

  • Weight between 2 and 5 g
  • Maximum dosage: 500 mg
  • Packaging: PVC/PVDC or alu/alu

Advantages

  • Easy to transport
  • Pre-dosed
  • Scorable
  • Widely used and conventional format

Manufacturing sites

Our sites are regularly inspected by Chinese health authorities, the FDA (United States), ANVISA (Brazil), etc.

End-to-end support from the initial phases: from concept to product

Development

Formulation and analytical development, manufacture of clinical batches, stability studies, and expertise in ophthalmic development.

Manufacturing

From technology transfer to industrial manufacturing, from small clinical batches to commercial volumes.

Out-licensing

Access medicines and medical devices that are ready to be registered and marketed.

Got questions? - Consult our FAQ

Unither is particularly relevant for projects requiring high flexibility, small batch sizes, and specialized expertise, such as:

early-stage development
clinical batches (Phase I–III)
niche or low-volume commercial products
complex formulations (e.g. hormonal or highly viscous semi-solids)

This makes Unither a strong partner for innovative, rare disease or lifecycle management projects.

Unither supports a wide range of dosage forms, including:

tablets and capsules
powders and granules
gels, creams and ointments
suppositories and pessaries

Each formulation is developed to ensure stability, performance and regulatory compliance.

Unither offers specific know-how in semi-solid and suppository manufacturing, including:

handling of highly viscous formulations
expertise in hormonal and non-hormonal drugs
dedicated equipment and processes

These forms are particularly relevant for pediatric use, local treatments (e.g. hemorrhoids), or patients unable to take oral medication.

Yes. Through its Bordeaux R&D center, Unither specializes in small batch manufacturing, covering:

  • pre-clinical and clinical batches
  • pilot and technical batches
  • small commercial volumes for niche markets

This flexibility, combined with expertise in complex formulations, makes Unither particularly well suited for orphan drugs, rare diseases, repositioned molecules and targeted therapies.

Supported by integrated analytical and regulatory capabilities, this approach enables you to move efficiently from early development to first commercial supply, without requiring large-scale production from the outset, and helps accelerate time-to-market for specialized treatments.