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⚡ Topic Learning KitPharmaceutical Excipients: Colouring, Flavouring, Glidant and Binding Agents
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Pharmaceutical Excipients: Colouring, Flavouring, Glidant and Binding Agents
This topic covers four functional classes of pharmaceutical excipients — colouring agents, flavouring agents, glidants and binding agents — that are added to formulations to improve appearance, palatability, flow and tab…
- A **binding agent** holds powder particles together to form a coherent mass or granule.
- Binding agents work by forming **adhesive/solid bridges** between particles.
- Common binders include **starch paste**, **PVP**, **HPMC**, and **gelatin**.
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