Handbook of pharmaceutical excipients (Eighth edition)

The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients collects together essential data on the physical properties of excipients as well as providing information on their safe use and applications.

All of the 400+ monographs are also thoroughly cross-referenced and indexed to allow their identification by chemical, non-proprietary or trade names. It is internationally recognised as the authoritative source of information on pharmaceutical excipients and a comprehensive guide to uses, properties and safety. Monographs benefit from a standardized, easy-to-use template and include:Pharmacopeial information from the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States where relevantNon-proprietary names and synonymsChemical name, CAS Registry number, empirical formula, molecular weightFunctional category, applications and incompatibilitiesMaterial description and typical propertiesSafety, stability, storage and handling informationMethod of manufactureRelated substancesPrimary referencesEditorial commentsAuthors details and revision dateChanges to this new edition:Contains revised and updated monographs20 + new monographs including amino acids Arginine, Proline and AsparagineIncludes newly added Raman spectra for many excipientsNew chapter content including information on excipients in oral solid dose formulations, and pediatric formulations