Pharma Excipients

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Formulation of semi-solid dosage forms indented for transdermal delivery of ivermectin

The story of ivermectin originated in 1974, when scientist Satoshi Omura discovered Streptomyces avermitilis, which later led to the isolation of an active compound, avermectin and finally, ivermectin . Ivermectin, which consists of two homologs (namely dihydro-avermectin B1b and dihydro-avermectin B1a) , is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug. It…

Excipients by function

In addition to the different origins and roles for the formulation of a drug product excipients can differentiated by their function. The major groups of excipients by function are: Anti-Foaming Agents / Defoamer Antioxidants Binders Coatings Colorants / Colors…
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