Solvostar

Solvostar | Sodium Starch Glycolate | Super Disintegrants
CAS No. 9063-38-1
Pharmacopia: IP, BP, EP, USP-NF
CAS No. 9063-38-1
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 Tablets
    Provides stability and quick disintegration even in effervescent formulations
Solvostar is a pharmaceutical excipient with the chemical name Sodium Starch Glycolate, a cross-linked carboxymethyl ether of starch that acts as a superdisintegrant.

Solvostar excipient is specifically designed to enable rapid disintegration of tablets and capsules, ensuring efficient drug release after oral administration.
Solvostar acts as a high-performance superdisintegrant by rapidly absorbing water and swelling within the dosage form.

The swelling action of Sodium Starch Glycolate promotes fast tablet breakup, improves dissolution, and ensures consistent disintegration performance in oral solid dosage forms.
Solvostar excipient is commonly used in various oral solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules, including immediate-release and direct compression formulations.

Sodium Starch Glycolate excipient is suitable for both low- and high-dose formulations where rapid and uniform disintegration is a critical quality attribute.
Solvostar excipient from Gangwal Healthcare is manufactured in compliance with IP, BP, EP, and USP specifications, under stringent GMP conditions.

Sodium Starch Glycolate excipient offers reliable disintegration performance and supports robust, regulatory-compliant formulation development in oral solid dosage forms.

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