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Pharmaceutical Excipients
Printed from: Pharmaceutical Excipients. [online] London: Pharmaceutical Press. < http://www.medicinescomplete.com/ > [Accessed on 07 Feb 2012 (GMT)].

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09 Aug 2011: Pharmaceutical Excipients third online update since 6th edition

Pharmaceutical Excipients has been updated with new and revised monographs

12 new monographs have been added and 55 monographs have been fully revised and revalidated.

For a list of the monographs in this update, click here (PDF).


10 Feb 2011: Pharmaceutical Excipients second online update since the 6th edition

Pharmaceutical Excipients has been updated with new and revised monographs

7 new monographs have been added and 55 monographs have been fully revised and revalidated.

For a list of the monographs in this update, click here (PDF).


06 Oct 2010: Pharmaceutical Excipients first online update since the 6th edition

Pharmaceutical Excipients has been updated with new and revised monographs

This quarter, 7 new monographs have been added, 30 monographs have been fully revised and revalidated, and a further 10 monographs have been updated with pharmacopeia or minor revisions.

For a list of changes made since the last edition, click here (PDF).


21 Jul 2009: Pharmaceutical Excipients completely revised and updated

Pharmaceutical Excipients now contains 340 monographs

Pharmaceutical Excipients has been updated with 300 revised and 40 new monographs, including NIR spectra, chemical structures and SEMs of many excipients, with advanced full text searching. Other benefits of this newly revised version also include extensively linked monographs, contents list, and appendices.

For a list of new monographs in this update, click here (PDF).


15 Nov 2005: Content updated to coincide with 5th print edition

Pharmaceutical Excipients now contains 300 monographs

Pharmaceutical Excipients has been updated to coincide with the 5th print edition of Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients. The following monographs are new to Pharmaceutical Excipients:

  • Acetone
  • Agar
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Aluminum Stearate
  • Dimethylacetamide
  • Erythorbic Acid
  • Erythritol
  • Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
  • Hydroxypropyl Starch
  • Iron Oxides
  • Leucine
  • Macrogol 15 Hydroxystearate
  • Myristic Acid
  • Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone
  • Octyldodecanol
  • Oleyl Alcohol
  • Palmitic Acid
  • Pectin
  • Polycarbophil
  • Poly(methylvinyl ether/maleic anhydride
  • 2-Pyrrolidone
  • Sodium Borate
  • Sodium Hyaluronate
  • Sodium Lactate
  • Sodium Sulfite
  • Thaumatin
  • Thymol
  • Zinc Acetate

15 Nov 2005: Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients completely revised and updated

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients completely updated and revised

The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients has now been updated on MedicinesComplete with a total of 50 new monographs added and each entry re-evaluated

This significant update includes the complete text of 300 excipient monographs with graphics, chemical structures and SEMs of many excipients, and advanced full text searching. Other benefits of this newly revised version also include extensively linked monographs, contents list, and appendices

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01 Jul 2004: First release on MedicinesComplete

Pharmaceutical Excipients contains 271 monographs authored by experts

The following monographs are new to Pharmaceutical Excipients:

  • Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant
  • Aluminum Phosphate Adjuvant
  • Ammonium Alginate
  • Boric Acid
  • Calcium Alginate
  • Cetylpyridinium Chloride
  • Copovidone
  • Disodium Edetate
  • Ethyl Lactate
  • Hectorite
  • Hypromellose Acetate Succinate
  • Inulin
  • Isomalt
  • Lactose Anhydrous
  • Lactose Monohydrate
  • Lactose Spray Dried
  • Lauric Acid
  • Linoleic Acid
  • Potassium Alginate
  • Raffinose
  • Saponite
  • Sodium Acetate
  • Sulfobutylether ß-Cyclodextrin

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