What are Excipients?

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An excipient is a substance formulated alongside the active ingredient of a medication. Excipients serve various purposes, including long-term stabilization, bulking up solid formulations containing potent active ingredients in small amounts (often referred to as 'bulking agents', 'fillers', or 'diluents'), or enhancing the therapeutic properties of the active ingredient in the final dosage form.