A List of Common Excipients Used in Pharmaceutical Products
(Tablets, Capsules, Suspensions, Syrup and Cream)
List of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Their Uses
- Edetic Acid: Chelating agent.
- Erythorbic Acid: Antioxidant.
- Erythritol: Sweetening agent; tablet and capsule diluent; taste-masking agent.
- Ethyl Acetate: Flavoring agent; solvent.
- Ethyl Lactate: Film-forming agent; flavoring agent; solvent.
- Ethyl Maltol: Flavor enhancer; flavoring agent.
- Ethyl Oleate: Oleaginous vehicle; solvent.
- Ethyl Vanillin: Flavoring agent.
- Ethylcellulose: Coating agent; flavoring agent; tablet binder; tablet filler; viscosity increasing agent.
- Ethylene Glycol Stearates: Emollient; emulsifying agent; stabilizing agent.
- Ethylene Vinyl Acetate: Transdermal delivery component.
- Ethylparaben: Antimicrobial preservative.
- Fructose: Dissolution enhancer; flavoring agent; sweetening agent; tablet diluent.
- Fumaric Acid: Acidulant; antioxidant; flavoring agent; therapeutic agent.
- Gelatin: Coating agent; film-forming agent; gelling agent; suspending agent; tablet binder; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Glucose, Liquid: Coating agent; sweetening agent; tablet binder.
- Glycerin: Antimicrobial preservative; cosolvent; emollient; humectant; plasticizer; solvent; sweetening agent; tonicity agent.
- Glyceryl Behenate: Coating agent; tablet binder; tablet and capsule lubricant; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Glyceryl Monooleate: Bioadhesive material; emollient; emulsifying agent; emulsion stabilizer; gelling agent; mucoadhesive; nonionic surfactant; sustained-release agent.
- Glyceryl Monostearate: Emollient; emulsifying agent; solubilizing agent; stabilizing agent; sustained-release agent; tablet and capsule lubricant.
- Glyceryl Palmitostearate: Biodegradable material; coating agent; gelling agent; release modifying agent; sustained-release agent; tablet and capsule diluent; tablet and capsule lubricant; taste-masking agent.
- Glycine: Buffering agent; bulking agent; dietary supplement; freeze-drying agent; tablet disintegrant; wetting agent.
- Glycofurol: Penetration agent; solvent.
- Guar Gum: Suspending agent; tablet binder; tablet disintegrant; viscosityincreasing agent.
- Hectorite: Adsorbent; emulsifying agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Heptafluoropropane (HFC): Aerosol propellant.
- Hexetidine: Antimicrobial preservative; antiseptic.
- Hydrocarbons (HC): Aerosol propellant.
- Hydrochloric Acid: Acidifying agent.
- Hydrophobic Colloidal Silica: Anticaking agent; emulsion stabilizer; glidant; suspending agent; thermal stabilizer; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hydroxyethyl Cellulose: Coating agent; suspending agent; tablet binder; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hydroxyethylmethyl Cellulose: Coating agent; suspending agent; tablet binder; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hydroxypropyl Betadex: Complexing agent; dissolution enhancer; release-modifying agent; sequestering agent; solubilizing agent; stabilizing agent; tonicity agent.
- Hydroxypropyl Cellulose: Coating agent; emulsifying agent; stabilizing agent; suspending agent; tablet binder; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Low-substituted: Tablet and capsule disintegrant; tablet binder.
- Hydroxypropyl Starch: Binding agent; disintegrant; emulsifying agent; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hypromellose: Bioadhesive material; coating agent; controlled-release agent; dispersing agent; dissolution enhancer; emulsifying agent; emulsion stabilizer; extended-release agent; film-forming agent; foaming agent; granulation aid; modified-release agent; mucoadhesive; release-modifying agent; solubilizing agent; stabilizing agent; suspending agent; sustained-release agent; tablet binder; thickening agent; viscosity-increasing agent.
- Hypromellose Acetate Succinate: Controlled-release agent; solubility enhancing agent; enteric coating agent; film-forming agent; sustained-release agent.
- Hypromellose Phthalate: Coating agent.
- Imidurea: Antimicrobial preservative.
- Inulin: Diagnostic aid; sweetening agent; tablet binder.
- Iron Oxides: Colorant.
- Isomalt: Coating agent; granulation aid; medicated confectionary base; sweetening agent; tablet and capsule diluent.
- Isopropyl Alcohol: Disinfectant; solvent.
- Isopropyl Myristate: Emollient; oleaginous vehicle; skin penetrant; solvent.
- Isopropyl Palmitate: Emollient; oleaginous vehicle; skin penetrant; solvent.