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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. Milled lactose is typically used in wet granulation. Milled, spray-dried, and agglomerated as well as anhydrous lactose are well suited for dry granulation.
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 |