Lubricants used in pharmaceutical industry
Lubricants are the most important excipients which are used for the manufacturing of oral solid dosage forms in pharmaceutical industries.Lubricants are used to reduce friction between machine parts and the ...
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Microcrystalline cellulose in pharmaceutical products
Microcrystalline cellulose is the most widely used excipient in pharmaceutical industries for the manufacturing of tablets.
Microcrystalline cellulose is also known as MCC or Avicel and is available in different grades...
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Croscarmellose Sodium uses
Cros-carmellose sodium is a cross-linked polymer of carboxymethylcellulose sodium. Due to cross-linking, it gives good swelling properties...
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Calcium Phosphate dibasic dihydrate uses in tablets
Calcium phosphate dibasic dihydrate is also known as DCP or dibasic calcium phosphate. DCP is an insoluble and inorganic excipient...
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Mannitol in tablet formulation
Mannitol is an alcohol sugar present in many plants and animals. It is hexahedral alcohol widely used as an excipient in pharma...
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Starch and modified starch in pharmaceutical products
Starch is widely used in pharmaceutical industries, usually in the manufacturing of tablets, capsules and other solid dosage forms...
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Lactose in Pharmaceutical Products
Lactose is a commonly used excipient and is generally used as a diluent or filler for tablets and capsules and in dry powder inhalational products...
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Role of Diluents/Fillers in Pharma
Diluents are also known as fillers and are used to increase the bulk weight of tablets or solid dosage forms...
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