Excipients

Excipients are an indispensable component in the production of pharmaceuticals, and their definitions and roles have been widely discussed and described in detail in various literatures. Excipients refer to other components besides the active pharmaceutical ingredients, used to improve characteristics such as the stability, bioavailability, appearance, dosage form, and patient compliance of the medication.

Excipients can be categorized into the following product classifications based on their use.

Excipients: Used to improve the physical form and processability of the medication, such as starch, dextrin, lactose, and mannitol. These excipients are commonly used in solid forms like tablets and capsules.
Solvents: Used to dissolve or disperse pharmaceutical ingredients, such as water and ethanol.
Co-solvents: Such as cyclodextrin and polyethylene glycol, used to enhance the solubility of drugs.
Thickeners: Used to adjust the viscosity of drug solutions, such as xanthan gum and carrageenan.
Disintegrants: Used to promote rapid disintegration of tablets in the body, such as cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Lubricants: Used to improve the flowability of tablets, such as magnesium stearate and talc.
Stabilizers: Used to protect drugs from oxidation and degradation, such as vitamin C and tartaric acid.
Preservatives: Used to prevent microbial contamination, such as benzoic acid and sorbic acid.

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