Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients

Internationally recognized as the world’s most authoritative source of information on pharmaceutical excipients. It provides you with a one stop resource when researching an excipient for use.

All of the 400+ monographs are also thoroughly cross-referenced and indexed to allow their identification by chemical, non-proprietary or trade names. It is internationally recognised as the authoritative source of information on pharmaceutical excipients and a comprehensive guide to uses, properties and safety.

Monographs benefit from a standardized, easy-to-use template and include:

• Pharmacopeial information from the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States where relevant
• Non-proprietary names and synonyms
• Chemical name, CAS Registry number, empirical formula, molecular weight
• Functional category, applications and incompatibilities
• Material description and typical properties
• Safety, stability, storage and handling information
• Method of manufacture
• Related substances
• Primary references
• Editorial comments
• Authors details and revision date

Changes to this new edition:

• Contains revised and updated monographs
• 20 + new monographs including amino acids Arginine, Proline and Asparagine
• Includes newly added Raman spectra for many excipients
• New chapter content including information on excipients in oral solid dose formulations, and pediatric formulations