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Modified excipients

There are several reports indicating that the peformance of a pharmacuetical dosage form is influenced by the changes in suppliers of the same excipient due to the variations in physicochemical properties and quality of excipient. There is increased demand for excipients with pre-determined specifications to control the physical properties of excipients like size, shape, tecture, density and moisture content. Spray dried excipients improves the flow property and freeze dried excipients enhances the dissolution rate.

CO-PROCESSING EXCIPIENTS

Co-processing excipient is an excipients mixture containing more than one excipient and not prepared by simple physical mixing. These materials are formulated with co-crystallization, co-grinding, co-precipitation, spray drying and common solvent evaporation techniques. The physical properties such as particle size, shape, density may differ from one excipient to another excipient and results segregation and non uniformity. In case of co-processed excipients, the physical properties are well controlled.