Methylparaben is used as an antimicrobial preservative in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical formulations. In simple words, the role of methylparaben is to preserve food for a long duration and to ...

Disintegrants are the class of excipients that are used in tablets or capsules to break the tablet or capsules into small parts or fragments when coming in contact with water ...

Povidone is one of the most common and widely used excipients in pharmaceutical formulations.It is usually used as a favourite binder in tablet and capsule manufacturing because of its ability ...

Meglumine is less common and not a well-known excipient because it is not commonly used in most of pharmaceutical formulations. About 70% of pharmacists working in pharmaceutical industries may not ...

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose is a derivative of cellulose and it is used as an excipient in different pharmaceutical dosage forms.USP 32 NF-27 defines the HPC as a partially substituted derivative of ...

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose is a derivative of cellulose and is a semisynthetic excipient used in oral liquid, ophthalmic, nasal, topical, and oral solid dosage form preparations. It is a tasteless, odorless ...

Colloidal Silicon Dioxide is commonly known as fumed silica.It is a  very common and interesting excipient because it has a very small particle size and large surface area. Interesting in ...

Sugar is a broader term used for carbohydrates and is classified into simple sugars and compound sugars. Simple sugars are monosaccharides consisting of single units e.g. fructose and glucose. Dextrose ...