Description
Extensive information on the uses and properties of excipients. Including pharmacopeias, patents, manufacturer’s data with grade-specific differences. Pharmaceutical Excipients bring together Global information sources and expert observations
The 400+ monographs are also thoroughly cross referenced and indexed to allow their identification by chemical, non proprietary or trade names.
Extensive content updates in this edition include:
- Over 420 fully referenced excipient monographs, many including IR, Raman, and NIR spectra
- 13 new monographs including several amino acids and hydrated silicon dioxide
- 250 existing monographs reviewed
New chapters include excipient selection for orally inhaled and injectable formulations.
New Formulation Considerations and Related Information chapters on:
- Functional Categories of Pharmaceutical Excipients
- Pharmaceutical Excipients in Pediatric Formulations
- The Selection of Excipients for Oral Solid Dosage Forms
- The Selection of Excipients for Injectable Formulations
- Formulation Considerations for Orally Inhaled Dosage Forms
- Reactive Components in Pharmaceutical Excipients
- Biological Effects of Pharmaceutical Excipients
- The Use of Counter-ions and Co-formers in the Creation of Salt and Co-crystal Forms of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
Over 400 Monographs benefiting from a standardized, easy-to-use template including:
- pharmacopoeial information from the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States
- non-proprietary names and synonyms
- chemical name and structure, CAS Registry number, empirical formula, molecular weight
- functional category, applications and incompatibilities
- material description and typical excipient properties
- safety, stability, storage and handling information
- method of drug manufacture
- related substances
- primary references
- editorial comments
Appendices
- Suppliers directory
- List of Monographs by Functional Category
- List of Related Substances
- List of Excipients by ‘E’ number
- List of Excipients by ‘EINECS’ number
- List of Excipients by ‘CAS’ number
- Pharmaceutical Excipients Assessed by the FDA Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS)
