Ludipress is the result of an intensive research and development effort by BASF to produce an advanced excipient for the manufacture of tablets by the direct compression process.  Ludipress is white, free-flowing, tasteless and odourless granules of lactose monohydrate (93%), povidone (3.5%) and crospovidone (3.5%) and combines the three functionalities of a filler, binder and disintegrant into a single, ready-to-use excipient for direct compression.  The versatility of Ludipress allows very simple formulations resulting in rapidly disintegrating tablets of excellent hardness and low friability

Ludipress LCE, on the other hand, is a directly compressible compound of lactose monohydrate (96.5%) and povidone (3.5%).  Due to the absence of a disintegrant, Ludipress LCE is  completely soluble in water and particularly suitable for cost saving production  of lozenges, chewables, effervescent tablets etc.