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Excipients

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Definition: Usually inert substances added to a prescription in order to provide suitable consistency to the dosage form. These include binders, matrix, base or diluent in pills, tablets, creams, salves, etc.      Other names Suspending Agents; Stabilizing Agents; Agents, Stabilizing; Agents, Suspending
Substances having this pharmacologic action: Poloxamer; tricaprylin; Polysorbates; Octoxynol; Tromethamine; Tragacanth; microcrystalline cellulose; 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
sepifilm LP 014  0   *Stearic Acids Cellulose/*analogs & derivatives Excipients. Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2005 Dec;31(10):959-68
opadry AMB  0   *Polyvinyls Excipients. Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2005 Dec;31(10):959-68
eudragit L30 D-55  0   *Methacrylates Excipients. Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2005 Dec;31(10):959-68
Foodmuls E 3137  0   *Acetates *Glycerides *Tartrates Dermatitis, Contact Excipients. Contact Dermatitis 1995 Jan;32(1):57
4-(2-glyceryl)butyric acid  0   *Butyric Acids Excipients. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 1994 May;327(5):347-8
diisovaleryl tert-butalone  152504-55-7   *Valerates Excipients. J Pharm Sci 1994 Mar;83(3):450-3
glyceryl behenate  18641-57-1   *Fatty Acids Excipients. P R Health Sci J 1993 Dec;12(4):263-7
fumaric acid, monooctadecyl ester, sodium salt  4070-80-8   *Fumarates *Stearates Excipients. Pharm Acta HeLv 1992;67(2):50-6
poly(epsilon-caprolactone-delta-valerolactone)  29612-36-0   *Polyesters *Pyrones Excipients. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1991 Aug;39(8):2096-9
Gelucire 50-13  121548-05-8   *Fats *Oils Excipients. J Pharm Pharmacol 1991;43(6):382
Gelucire 50-02  125622-72-2   *Fats *Oils Drug Carriers Excipients. J Pharm Pharmacol 1991;43(6):382
emulgin B2  0   *Polyethylene Glycols Excipients. Lancet 1991;337(8741):611
Tegin G  86418-55-5   Organic Chemicals Excipients. Lancet 1991;337(8741):611
polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel  0   *Polyvinyl Alcohol Delayed-Action Preparations Excipients Hydrogels. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1989;37(9):2491
Aquateric  105287-09-0   *Polysaccharides Excipients. J Pharm Belg 1988;43(5):349
Plasvita TSM  106153-12-2   Organic Chemicals Excipients. Pharmazie 1987;42(7):488
emulgade F  8022-49-9   *Fatty Acids *Fatty Alcohols Drug Combinations Excipients. Contact Dermatitis 1986;15(4):243
atlox  57157-84-3   *Polyethylene Glycols Excipients. Microbios 1985;44(178):107
sodium starch glycolate  9063-38-1   Starch/*analogs & derivatives Excipients. Pharmazie 1986;41(2):153
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate  71138-97-1 Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl methyl ether, acetate hydrogen butanedioate  Methylcellulose/*analogs & derivatives Excipients. J Toxicol Sci 1985;10 Suppl 2:129
dipac  64294-03-7   *Polysaccharides Excipients. J Pharm Pharmacol 1983;35(9):549
EMDEX  66828-18-0   Organic Chemicals Excipients. J Pharm Pharmacol 1983;35(9):549
emulsan  80450-55-1 Emulsan  *Polysaccharides, Bacterial Excipients. J Bacteriol 1982;152(1):126
carboxymethyl starch  9057-06-1   Starch/*analogs & derivatives Excipients Pharmaceutic Aids. Farmaco (Prat) 1982;37(4):128
polyethylene glycol oleyl ether  9004-98-2   *Plant Oils *Polyethylene Glycols Drug Carriers Excipients. J Pharm Pharmacol 1981;33(11):733
polyethylene glycol monostearate  9004-99-3   *Polyethylene Glycols Drug Carriers Excipients. Gig Sanit 38(9):8;1973

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