An excipient is a natural or synthetic substance formulated alongside the active ingredient of a medication,{rp|1} included for the purpose of bulking-up formulations that contain potent active ingredients (thus often referred to as `bulking agents,` `fillers,` or `diluents`), or to confer a therapeutic enhancement on the active ingredient i...
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• (n.) An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents. • (n.) An exceptor. • (v. t.) Taking an exception.
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(L. excipiens, from ex out + capere to take) any more or less inert substance added to a prescription in order to confer a suitable consistency or form to the drug; a vehicle.
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Any substances other than the active drug or product which have been appropriately evaluated for safety and are included in a drug delivery system.
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<chemistry, pharmacology> Any more or less inert substance added to a prescription in order to confer a suitable consistency or form to the drug, a vehicle. ... Origin: L. Excipiens, capere = to take ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ek-sip´e-әnt) any more or less inert substance added to a drug to give it suitable consistency or form; called also vehicle.
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Ex·cip'i·ent adjective [ Latin
excipients ,
-entis , present participle of
exipere . See
Except ,
transitive verb ] Taking an exception.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ek-sip′ē-ent Definitions: 1. A more or less inert substance added in a prescription as a diluent or vehicle or to give form or consistency when the remedy is given in pill form; simple syrup, vegetable gums, aromatic powder, honey, and various elixirs.
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a pharmacologically inert, adhesive substance, as honey, syrup, or gum arabic, used to bind the contents of a pill or tablet.
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