Pharmaceutical Additives Electronic Handbook, Third Edition

The Pharmaceutical Additives Electronic Handbook, Third Edition has been extensively updated from the previous edition, which was published in 2002. It describes more than 5300 trade name products and 4000 generic chemicals and materials, available from worldwide manufacturers, that function as pharmaceutical additives. Pharmaceutical additives are defined in this reference as secondary ingredients present in both prescription and over-the-counter drug formulations and contributing to improving consumption ease of the dosage form by masking unpleasant odor, improving palatibility or appearance of the active ingredient, enhancing the delivery of the drug or medicine; improving its efficacy, control of bioavailability, uniformity, and/or flow characteristics; increasing the stability of active ingredients, acting as a filler; antimicrobial, or antioxidant. Entries for both trade names and chemicals contain extensive information gathered from worldwide manufacturers, distributors, trade journals, government documents, and other reference sources. The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Additives, Third Edition centralizes and integrates information on these chemicals and materials thereby serving as an essential guide to product managers, formulation scientists, quality controllers, ingredient chemists, pharmacists, physicians, and consumers. Contents Software Version: Full-text Search with boolean operators 15 browseable keyword indexes Hyperlinks enable instant access/previews of other reference topics Web and Email access to Chemical Manufacturers Click and Go Table of Contents: Left Pane Explorer-like icons enable you to instantly go to any section of this Title or any other installed Synapse Chemlib product. PART I-Trade Name Reference Trade Name Reference contains over 5300 alphabetical entries of trade name pharmaceutical additive products with extensive profiles of each product listed. Part II-Chemical Component Cross-Reference Chemical Component