Pharmaceutical excipients

There has been a paradigm shift in considering excipients as just an “inert and low-priced” vehicle to a crucial component in the design and development of pharmaceutical formulations. In addition to transporting the active to the intended target site in the body, excipients perform a variety of functions, which guarantee the stability and bioavailability of drug substance and its manufacturability on a large production scale. This chapter encompasses knowledge related to diverse, functionally adept excipients suited for different dosage forms, along with their leading commercially available brands.