Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Pharmaceutical Aids-a Review Study

1Department of Pharma. D, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

2Department of Pharmaceutics, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

3Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

Abstract

Pharmaceutical aids are the drugs and substances which have no or little pharmacological effect but they are essentially used in the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage form (like tablet, injection, emulsion, ointments etc). In this article we will be studying about the substances needed in the preparation, preservation and storage of pharmaceutical products and how are they classified into different categories and why are they necessary in preparation and does that help to the pharmacist?

Keywords

Excipient, vehicles, pharmacopoeia, antiadherents, binders, diluents, ingredient, Indian pharmacopoeia, United States pharmacopoeia, buffering agents, ointments, dosage etc