25. June 2018
Excipients are an inactive substances formulated along with the active pharmaceutical ingredient(s) (APIs) of medication for bulking up of formulations or to give a therapeutic enhancement of API in the final dosage form. Almost of all the marketed products contain excipients thereby the excipients play a crucial role in the manufacture of medications by helping to preserve the efficacy, safety and functionality of the APIs. Excipients categorized as compendial excipients (official in...
19. January 2016
As pharma deals with patent cliffs, reduced healthcare spending and increasingly stringent regulations, drug development has become more challenging. New excipients could offer much-needed opportunities, but how can you make the right choice? Dr Rajsekhar Paul, senior scientist at Novartis, shares his views. More
15. September 2014
Sep 1, 2014 By: Adeline Siew, PhD, Rita Peters PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY http://www.pharmtech.com/pharmtech/Feature+Articles/Meeting-the-Challenges-of-Excipient-Variability/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/853909?contextCategoryId=43497