Pharma Excipients

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The benefits of lactose as an excipient

Used for over 100 years, pharmaceutical lactose is a milk sugar produced from cheese whey or milk permeate streams through a process of crystallisation, purification, milling and sieving. Today, it is well-established and commonplace in the pharmaceutical industry due to the numerous advantages of using lactose as an excipient. Medicines are…

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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