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Excipient. An excipient is generally a pharmacologically inactive substance formulated with the active ingredient of a medication. Excipients are commonly used to bulk up formulations that contain potent active ingredients, to allow convenient and accurate dispensation of a drug substance when producing a dosage form.
The situation has improved slightly in the last decade, but is still far from satisfying because few novel excipients have entered the market. Every year, numerous activities generate progress in drug therapy, but this does not hold true for excipients, which means that pharma companies are lacking new opportunities for drug delivery systems with unique characteristics.