
Are Excipients used in Formulation Development Inert?
We add spices to a meal for enhancing its taste and acceptance. Similarly, we have to add many additives in drug formulations to enhance their performance. These additives, also called excipients play a major role in the development of drug formulations. They hold together the components of the active drug substance and make it stable, palatable, and acceptable to the patients.
However, we often define the excipients as inert or inactive compounds which are added to the drug formulations. B
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