A brief history of excipients
Find out more about the emergence and development of excipients from their first use BC to the early days of pharmacy and the modern pharmaceutical world. View our infographic created to celebrate the launch of the ninth edition of the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients.
The world’s most authoritative source of information on excipients
The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients is the definitive summary of excipient specifications including pharmacopeial information and their regulatory status, providing you with a one stop resource when researching an excipient for use.
Regularly updated on MedicinesComplete, Pharmaceutical Excipients provides information on the characteristics and physical properties of excipients, including side effects, monographs which are thoroughly indexed for selecting excipients and support for research and knowledge.
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