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Lactose
Lactose, Monohydrate Lactose, Anhydrous Lactose, Spray-Dried Lactose, Agglomerated Lactose, Milled
Lactose
Lactose is the disaccharide of galactose and glucose. It is widely used as a filler and diluent in oral solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. There are several lactose grades available, which vary physically and functionally depending manufacturing process. Spray-dried and agglomerated as well as anhydrous lactose are favoured for direct compression tablet manufacture.
Lactose
| Lactose | |
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| Primary function | Filler/ Diluent |
| Typical use level | 10 - 90% |
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| Benefits / Claims | Formulation flexibility due to availability of different lactose grades. Deforms by brittle fracture and is a good compliment to plastically deforming formulation ingredients. |
| Suitable for | Tablet Hard Gel Capsules ODT Buccal Chewable Modified Release specials Dry-powder inhaler |