Ethylcellulose
Ethylcellulose is widely used in oral and topical pharmaceutical formulations. The main use of ethylcellulose in oral formulations is as a hydrophobic coating agent for tablets and granules. Ethylcellulose coatings are used to modify the release of a drug to mask an unpleasant taste, or to improve the stability of a formulation, for example, where […]
Xylitol
Xylitol is used as a noncariogenic sweetening agent in a variety of pharmaceutical dosage forms, including tablets, syrups, and coatings. It is also widely used as an alternative to sucrose in foods and as a base for medicated confectionery. Xylitol is finding increasing application in chewing gum, mouthrinses, and toothpastes as an agent that decreases […]
Calcium Silicate
Calcium silicate is used as a filler aid for oral pharmaceuticals.
