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Category: Pharmaceutical Excipient Types

  • Viscosity Increasing Agent

    Viscosity increasing agent is used to render preparations more resistant to flow. Used in suspensions to deter sedimentation, in ophthalmic solutions to enhance contact time

  • Vehicle

    Vehicle is a carrying agent which is used in formulating a variety of liquids for oral and parenteral administration Generally, oral liquids are aqueous (e.g., syrups)

  • Tablet or Capsule Opaquant

    Tablet or capsule opaquant is used to render a coating opaque. It may be used alone or with a colorant. Examples • Titanium dioxide

  • Tablet Polishing Agent

    Tablet polishing agent is used to impart an attractive sheen to coated tablets. Examples • Carnauba wax • White wax

  • Tonicity Agent

    Tonicity agent is used to render solution similar in osmotic-dextrose characteristics to physiologic fluids, for example, in ophthalmic, parenteral, and irrigation fluids.

  • Tablet Lubricant

    Tablet lubricants are used in tablet formulations to reduce friction during tablet compression. Examples Calcium stearate Magnesium stearate

  • Tablet Disintegrant

    Tablet disintegrant are used in solid forms to promote disruption of the mass into smaller particles more readily dispersed or dissolved. Examples Alginic acid

  • Tablet Glidant

    Tablet glidants are used in tablet and capsule formulations to improve flow properties of the powder mixture. Examples • Colloidal silica • Cornstarch • Talc

  • Tablet Coating Agent

    Tablet coating agents are used to coat a tablet to protect against decomposition by atmospheric oxygen or humidity, to provide a desired release pattern, to mask taste or odor, or for aesthetic purposes. Coating may be sugar, film, or thick covering around a tablet.

  • Tablet Direct Compression Excipient

    Tablet direct compression excipient is used in direct compression tablet formulations. Examples Dibasic calcium phosphate (e.g., Ditab)

  • Tablet and Capsule Diluent

    Tablet and capsule diluents are used as inert filler to create desired bulk, flow properties, and compression characteristics of tablets and capsules. Examples Dibasic calcium phosphate Kaolin

  • Tablet Binder

    Tablet binders are substances used to cause adhesion of powder particles in tablet granulations. Examples Acacia

  • Tablet Antiadherent

    Tablet antiadherents are used to prevent tablet ingredients from sticking to punches and dies during production.

  • Sweetening Agent

    Sweetening agent is used to impart sweetness to a preparation. Examples Aspartame Dextrose

  • Suppository Base

    Suppository base is used as vehicle for suppositories. Examples Cocoa butter Polyethylene glycols (mixtures) PEG 3350