How to select the right excipient ?

selection-considerations-for-excipient — How to select the right excipient?

Excipients can have a considerable impact on your formulations. Therefore the selection of the excipient(s) for a tablet formulation should take into account the API properties, process, target formulation and potential impact on the formulation. Some of those API properties can be

Dose
Particle Size
Flow Properties
Bulk Density
Moisture Content
Hygroscopicity
Excipient Compatibility
Compactability

The following tables show some possible impacts on the tablet formulation and considerations to take into account. Pharmaexcipients.com thanks Fred Monsuur, Grace for the valuable data.

Selection Considerations for excipients — by pharmaexcipients in partnership with Fred Monsuur, Grace

Considerations for excipient selection — by pharmaexcipients in partnership with Fred Monsuur, Grace

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