Sodium Starch Glycolate (SSG) is a pharmaceutical excipient primarily used as a superdisintegrant in oral solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. It enhances tablet Disintegration in aqueous environments, ensuring rapid drug release and bioavailability.
Key Features
- High Swelling Capacity Swells significantly in contact with water, facilitating tablet disintegration.
- Efficient Low Usage Levels Effective at concentrations of 2%–8% w/w of the tablet weight.
- Wide Compatibility Suitable for various APIs and excipients, ensuring flexibility in formulations.
- Consistent Performance Works well across different manufacturing processes, including wet granulation and direct compression.
- Cost-Effective Offers excellent performance at competitive pricing.
Applications
- Immediate-Release Tablets Ensures rapid tablet disintegration for quick therapeutic effects.
- Capsules Aids in the disintegration of powder or granules inside capsules.
- Effervescent TabletsProvides stability and quick disintegration even in effervescent formulations.
Regulatory Complaince
- USP-NF • BP • IP • EP
- DMF
- EXCiPAT
- KOSHER
- HALAL
- WHO-GMP