The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients is a comprehensive guide to the uses, properties, and safety of pharmaceutical Excipients. It is an essential reference for those involved in the development, production, control, or regulation of pharmaceutical preparations. First published in 1986, it is now available in print, on CD-ROM¹, or online via www.MedicinesComplete.com².

Key Features:
--340 fully referenced excipient monographs
--40 monographs new to this edition: adipic acid, ammonium chloride, butylene glycol, calcium acetate, calcium chloride, calcium hydroxide, calcium lactate, calcium silicate, cellulose (microcrystalline and carboxymethylcellulose sodium), ceresin, coconut oil, corn starch and pregelatinized starch, glycine, hydrophobic colloidal silica, hydroxypropyl betadex, lactose (inhalation), lactose (monohydrate and corn starch), lactose (monohydrate and microcrystalline cellulose), lactose (monohydrate and povidone), lactose (monohydrate and powdered cellulose), maleic acid, methionine, myristyl alcohol, neotame, pentetic acid, phospholipids, poly(DL-Lactic Acid), polyoxylglycerides, potassium alum, propylparaben sodium, safflower oil, sodium carbonate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, sodium thiosulfate, sucrose octaacetate, sulfur dioxide, tagatose, tricaprylin, triolein, vitamin E polyethylene glycol succinate
--All monographs thoroughly cross-referenced and indexed so that excipients may be identified by a chemical, nonproprietary, or trade name
--All the essential data on the physical properties of excipients
--Scanning electron microphotographs included for many excipients
--More than 130 NIR spectra generated specifically for this edition
--Information from various international sources
--Completely updated suppliers directory

Table of Contents:
Front Matter
Preface, Arrangement, Acknowledgments, Notice to Readers, International Steering Committee, Editorial Staff, Contributors, About the Editors, New Monographs, Related Substances, Bibliography, Abbreviations, Units of Measurement

Monographs (Nonproprietary Names, Synonyms, Chemical Name and CAS Registry Number, Empirical Formula and Molecular Weight, Structural Formula, Functional Category, Applications in Pharmaceutical Formulation or Technology, Description, Pharmacopeial Specifications, Typical Properties, Stability and Storage Conditions, Incompatibilities, Method of Manufacture, Safety, Handling Precautions, Regulatory Status, Related Substances, Comments, Specific References, General References, Authors, Date of Revision)

Appendices
Appendix I: Suppliers’ Directory; Appendix II: List of Excipient ‘E’ Numbers; Appendix III: List of Excipient ‘EINECS’ Numbers; Appendix IV: List of Excipient Molecular Weights
Index

“The text is extensively cross-referenced and indexed so that excipient monographs can be readily found. . . . The 4th edition of the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients is an updated, comprehensive reference text that is essential to those in the development, production, and regulatory areas of the pharmaceutical industry.”

—From a review of the 4th edition
Linda Felton
University of New Mexico
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy


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¹ The Handbook is also available as a fully searchable CD-ROM for single users. Titled Pharmaceutical Excipients 6 (ISBN 978-1-58212-136-9), it is priced the same as the book, $399.95. The book and CD-ROM are available as a package (ISBN 978-1-58212-137-6) for $599.95.

²Pharmaceutical Excipients is available online through MedicinesComplete. Trial and annual licenses are available for individuals, groups, or organizations. For pricing information, contact the sales team at Sales@MedicinesComplete.com.