Excipients

Pharmaceutical excipients, which can be functional or inactive ingredients, work to enhance the medically relevant properties of the API. When used to promote ingredient qualities, excipients can be an asset for formulators to increase stability, bulk up the formulation, or enhance the therapeutic effects of the API. Below you can explore helpful resources including editorial coverage and webinars related to pharmaceutical excipients.

Defining VHP Sterilization and Biodecontamination – Common Denominators and Differences
VHP Applications History VHP has decades of successful use as a bio-decontamination process in the pharmaceutical industry and as a sterilization process in the medical device industry. This article will discuss the similarities and differences between VHP decontamination and sterilization processes, the regulatory standards that govern each method... read more
Executive Q&A: Biopharmaceuticals/ Biosimilars
The market need is the main driver. Today, access to quality Biologics drugs is limited to a minority of the patients around the world. Increasing the supply of biosimilars worldwide should contribute to making based treatment more available. read more
Pharmaceutical P.I.N. Points: Patent Innovation News - Nov/Dec 2024
The purpose of this column is to highlight and summarize recent key patents in the pharmaceutical arena issued by the US Patent Office in August-September, 2024. read more

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose for Orally Disintegrating Film Drug Application
Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) is a water-soluble polymer that has film formation properties with excellent plasticity. Its hydroxypropyl groups drive the solubilization of the cellulose thus hindering the hydrogen bonding of the hydroxyl groups. In this study, we evaluated the applicability and effectiveness of HPC in Orally ... read more