China has launched more than 500 types of pharmaceutical excipients, far less than 1,500 types of the United States and 3,000 types of Europe. By market size, gelatin capsules, sucrose, starch, film-coated powder, 1,2-propylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and lactose rank as the top 10 pharmaceutical excipients in China.