Croscarmellose sodium

Croscarmellose sodium is a commonly used pharmaceutical excipient. Pharmaceutical excipient refers to the inactive chemical substances used in the pharmaceutical process other than pharmaceutical ingredients, which can improve the stability, solubility and processability of pharmaceutical preparations. Pharmaceutical excipients also affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) processes of co-administered drugs^[2].
Croscarmellose sodium promotes the dissolution of poorly soluble compounds in water, and can be used as suspending agent in injections. Croscarmellose sodium improves the fluidity of drugs as a lubricant in tables. Croscarmellose sodium prevents drug particles from adhering to the mold as an anti-adherent agent. Croscarmellose sodium acts as a disintegrant that rapidly absorbs water and swells, causing the drug to disintegrate rapidly in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby accelerating drug release and absorption. Croscarmellose sodium acts also as an additive in the food industry for thickening or stabilization^[1][3].

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