More than 50% of people have difficulties swallowing conventional tablets and capsules.
So why bring a product to market in a form that half of your customers cannot take or simply will not like?

Today’s patients and consumers expect more than just effective drugs.
We make pharmaceuticals and supplements easy to swallow and pleasant to take, so you can better meet your customers’ needs.

Innovation in oral drug delivery is challenging.
Leverage our expertise to differentiate your products and innovate your portfolio.
How can we offer modern patients and consumers what they are looking for when it comes to pharmaceuticals and food/dietary supplements? Beyond developing highly effective molecules and APIs, we must ensure they can be easily used. One solution is user-friendly drug delivery – employing dosage forms that are convenient to take. Patients and consumers do not only want products that are effective but also easy and comfortable to swallow, with a pleasant taste and odor. Convenience means products that fit effortlessly into their daily lives. For some, that is a tasty drink, for others it is a dosage form that does not require water and can be taken ‘on the go‘. User-friendly packaging and simple dosing are other important factors.
Explore our range of user-friendly oral dosage forms:
Orally disintegrating granules
Can be poured directly into the mouth and immediately swallowed. Designed to be taken on the go.
Chewable tablets
Are very easy to take as chewing is a natural process. Ideal for converting poorly soluble APIs into a user-friendly form.
Effervescent tablets
Dissolve in water for a pleasant tasting drink that can deliver large quantities or multiple APIs in a single dose.
Instant drinks
Dissolve in water for a pleasant tasting drink that can deliver large quantities or multiple APIs in a single dose.
Lozenges
Dissolve slowly in the mouth for a prolonged or localized effect. Ideal for cough & cold indications.
HERMES PHARMA – EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM product design to manufacturing
We are the leading experts in the development and manufacture of user-friendly oral dosage forms, offering a ‘one-stop-shop‘ to meet all your needs. Whether you are looking to co-develop a new product, in-license one our products or concepts, or simply outsource manufacturing to our specialists, we can do it.
Our ‘end-to-end’ service covers the entire pharmaceutical value chain:
Get the dose right – Work with Hermes pharma
We focus exclusively on user-friendly oral dosage forms and have more than 40 years of experience in this area. We are proud to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for pharmaceutical development and manufacture according to GMP, from initial idea through to market launch.
Partnership
We value close collaboration with our customers, developing customized and high-quality products built to make you succeed.
Innovation
We continuously strive for innovation and invest in technologies, research & development to design products that meet your needs – and the needs of your customers.
Experience
HERMES PHARMA is a sister company of HERMES Arzneimittel, which has a rich portfolio of successful OTC brands and a history of more than a hundred years in pharmaceutical excellence.
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Our innovative stick packs combine child-resistant safety with senior-friendly accessibility. Engineered for modern patient needs, they enable precise, fast and water-free medication intake while preventing accidental openings. Read how our new laser-cut design meets international safety standards while ensuring convenience without compromise – article published in Contract Pharma.
We have introduced a new advancement in effervescent tablet manufacturing. The patented manufacturing method not only enhances production efficiency, but also delivers excellent palatability while reducing environmental impact. The secured patent protection underscores HERMES PHARMA’s commitment to refining pharmaceutical delivery solutions while ensuring product exclusivity. Article published by Tablets & Capsules.
HERMES PHARMA has been awarded the BSFZ seal from the German Certification Office for Research Allowance. This recognition underscores our contributions to innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing as well as our commitment to advancing healthcare solutions that benefit all – industry partners, patients and consumers.
Interested in our newly developed products? You can now download the 2025 version of our Product & Development Portfolio. The document presents a choice of products we currently have available for you to in-license, plus our newly developed clean and natural formulations. (Please note, download requires registration of contact details).
Pharmaceutical companies are under mounting pressure to develop more user-friendly products. Faced with fierce competition, they’re also demanding more CDMO support than ever. How does a new type of CDMO offering — one that takes on the responsibility of clinical trial sponsorship — de-risk and accelerate go-to-market? Read this Q&A with Drug Development & Delivery.
The investment will help HERMES PHARMA to meet the soaring demand for the development and manufacturing of its user-friendly dosage forms. The new equipment, increased storage and production capacities will increase operational efficiency. As a result, the company will be able to further drive future growth, while helping new and existing customers to realize theirs.
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