Varieties And Properties Of Tablet Excipients (2)
2022-03-04
This article will continue to introduce the varieties of excipients commonly used for direct tablet pressing
1. Sodium carboxymethyl starch
Sodium carboxymethyl starch is an excellent disintegrating agent for tablets. It is a white or quasi white powder, odorless, moisture inducing in air and dispersed into a viscous colloidal solution in water; It has good hydrophilicity and water absorption and expansion; It has good fluidity and compressibility, which can improve the formability of the tablet and increase the hardness of the tablet without affecting its disintegration. For tablets of insoluble drugs, this product can improve their disintegration. The general dosage is 1% ~ 8%.