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Helen Smith

Member since: Jun 07, 2021
Published articles: 18

A Brief Introduction to Non-Functional Excipients

Excipients are the general term for all materials in the prescription except the main active ingredients, such as binders, disintegrants, lubricants, fillers, etc. The choice of excipients for oral...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Oct 14, 2021
Common Food Additives: Colorants, Flavor Enhancers, and Sweeteners

Food additives refer to natural or chemically synthesized substances added to food during the production, processing, and storage of food to improve food quality and its color, aroma, and taste...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jan 22, 2023
Four Steps of Analysis of Elemental Impurities in Drugs

From January 1, 2018, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requires that all new drugs and generic drugs, whether they are on the market or under review or to be declared, must meet the requirements...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jan 02, 2022
How to Choose Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials?

The packaging materials used for pharmaceutical tablets are in direct contact with the pharmaceuticals. Therefore, as a pharmaceutical manufacturer, when selecting packaging materials, it is necessary...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Mar 24, 2022
How to Select Pharmaceutical Excipients?

Pharmaceutical excipients refer to the substances used in the production and formulation of medicines. They perform multiple functions in pharmaceutical preparations and are likely to affect the...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science May 09, 2022
Key Points of Drug Stability Analysis

The purpose of the stability testing is to investigate how the raw materials or pharmaceutical preparations will change over time under the influence of temperature, humidity, and light, so as to...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jul 05, 2021
Liposomes As Drug Delivery Vehicles

Due to the amphiphilic nature of lipids in liposomes, they can serve as candidate vehicles for drug delivery, and liposomes have received more attention than other systems because of their remarkable...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Sep 17, 2022
Mechanism of Action (Moa) of Disintegrant Excipients

Disintegration is an early way to evaluate whether a drug is effective. The disintegration time is an important control index for tablets, capsules, and dripping pills. Disintegration means that the...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Aug 12, 2021
Mechanism of Action (Moa) of Disintegrant Excipients

Disintegration is an early way to evaluate whether a drug is effective. The disintegration time is an important control index for tablets, capsules, and dripping pills. Disintegration means that the...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Sep 13, 2021
Preservatives, Thickeners, and Sweeteners

Food additives have the following three characteristics: l It is the substance added to food, so it is generally not eaten as food alone. l It includes both artificially synthesized substances and...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Mar 17, 2023
Regulatory Guidelines for Api-Excipient Compatibility Studies

Pharmaceutical excipients have important functions such as serving as carriers, improving drug stability, solubilization and slowing down the drug release. They are important ingredients that may...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jun 10, 2021
Some Basic Facts About Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Excipients for Drug Discovery

Pharmaceutical excipients are substances formulated together with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of the drug, and excipients account for most of the drug composition. Excipients are designed...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jan 25, 2022
Some Basic Facts About Forced Degradation Test

Benefits of forced degradation testl The degradation pathway of the drug is closely related to the molecular structure of the drug. The ester group or amide bond in the molecular structure may be...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jun 02, 2022
The Effects of Excipients on Pharmaceutical Preparations

Excipients are very important for pharmaceutical preparations. It can be said that without excipients, there will be no pharmaceutical preparations, let alone different pharmaceutical dosage forms...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Jun 30, 2022
What Are the Main Ingredients of Cosmetics?

The composition of cosmetics is very complex and varies with different types. Most cosmetics are processed from the cosmetic matrix (base) plus some other necessary ingredients (additives). Cosmetic...

Articles > Reference & Education > Science Mar 25, 2023
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Author Bio

The author has been engaged with pharmaceutical preparation for years and has accumulated experience in excipients and drug formulation.