excipient
- noun
- /ɪkˈsɪpiənt/
- Specialized
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- Many injectable medications, such as antibiotics, analgesics, corticosteroids, and bronchodilators, have sulfite salt as excipients.
Examples
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Many pharmaceutical products contain excipients that help deliver the active ingredient effectively.
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The polymer used as a thickener excipient was Natrosol (hydroxyethylcellulose), which is a cellulose ether derivative.
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This action occurs in the presence of the traditional pharmaceutical excipient phenol at certain concentrations.
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Although FT-IR can be used in the solid state, analysis through packaging is often difficult, and interferences from excipients/cutting agents are common.
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As most of the BZD products were in tablet or pellet form, the presence of these excipients in high concentration is likely.
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As commented above, this is mostly related to precise formulation/excipients and manufacturing sources (QA/GMP, not QC), and the majority of the differences are without consequence.
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Microbicide excipients can greatly increase susceptibility to genital herpes transmission in the mouse.
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After the introduction of a lactose-free diet and an oral form of LT4 that does not contain lactose as an excipient, the patient's thyroid hormone levels normalized.
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Manufacturers often use excipients to ensure that medicines have the right texture and stability.
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The formulation of a drug typically includes various excipients to improve its safety and effectiveness.
Synonyms
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A thing used to make a food or product, like flour in bread
Surface Forms
Morphology
excipient = ex + cip + ent
The parts are Latin-derived and not productive or clearly recognisable to average learners, and the pharmaceutical meaning is technical rather than transparently built from the visible components.
Etymology
The word excipient comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and capere 'to take', the same root you see in accept. So an excipient is a substance that 'takes' or 'carries' the medicine's active part, helping the drug keep the right form and reach the body.