NINGBO INNO PHARMCHEM CO.,LTD. is at the forefront of supplying essential pharmaceutical excipients that are fundamental to the creation of safe and effective medications. Today, we explore the significant contributions of starch, particularly pregelatinized starch, as a pharmaceutical excipient.

Starch, in its various forms, has a long-standing history in pharmaceutical applications. However, pregelatinized starch stands out due to its modified properties, offering distinct advantages over native starches. Its primary roles include acting as a tablet binder, a diluent, and a disintegrant. As a binder, it imparts cohesiveness to powder mixtures, enabling the formation of granules and ensuring tablet hardness. This function is critical for improving tablet integrity with starch, a key factor in product shelf-life and handling.

The unique processing of pregelatinized starch allows it to absorb water and swell in cold conditions, making it an effective disintegrant. This property ensures that tablets break down rapidly after administration, facilitating the quick release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Optimizing this process is vital for achieving the desired therapeutic effect, highlighting the importance of understanding pregelatinized starch disintegrant properties.

Moreover, pregelatinized starch serves as an excellent diluent, providing the necessary bulk for low-dose drugs, ensuring uniform content of the API within each tablet. Its good flowability and compressibility also make it suitable for direct compression methods, further streamlining the tablet manufacturing process.

For formulators seeking to improve drug delivery systems, pregelatinized starch offers a reliable and cost-effective solution. Its compatibility with a wide range of APIs and its well-established safety profile make it a preferred choice in the development of oral solid dosage forms. At NINGBO INNO PHARMCHEM CO.,LTD., we provide high-purity pregelatinized starch that meets international pharmacopeial standards, supporting your efforts to create superior pharmaceutical products.