When to Use Excipient?

Pharmaceutical excipients are substances that are included in a pharmaceutical dosage form not for their direct therapeutic action, but to aid the manufacturing process, to protect, support or enhance stability, or for bioavailability or patient acceptability.

Why are excipients important?

Excipients are used to facilitate the manufacture and use of medicines. Without excipients, it would not be feasible to formulate some drugs into appropriate medicinal products. ... Excipients are also important because some of them can cause harm.

In what field are excipients used?

Excipients are inert pharmaceutical ingredients that are used in product formulations. Excipients may perform a variety of functional roles in the pharmaceutical product.