Rx Note

Introduction Whenever customers/patients were introduced with generic drugs , their first concern will be "are they exactly the same as the innovator brand product?". Technically, both innovator brand and generic brand products contain the same quantity of active pharmaceutical ingredients (the substance that we believe to give the therapeutic benefit), but may contain different pharmaceutical excipients , especially preservatives and colourants. Functions Pharmaceutical excipients are basically everything other than the active pharmaceutical ingredient. Depending on the intended main function , the excipients used in tablets are subcategorized into different groups. However, many substances used in tablet formulation can be multifunctional . Antiadherent Antiadherents prevent sticking to punches and die walls . Binder Binders or adhesives are the substances that promote cohesiveness . It is added to a drug-filler mixture to ensure that granules and tablets can be formed wit...