Pharmaceutical Agar
Agar-agar is a polysaccharide obtained from marine seaweed of the class Rhodophyceae, by an extraction process that results in a fine and homogeneous powder.
Due to its gel strength and microbial flora absence, this ingredient is used in the pharmaceutical industry as gelling, stabilizer and thickener agent. Stable and inert, this polysaccharide is water soluble, and it produces reversible gels useful for pharmaceutical products formulation.
Pharmaceutical Agar is used in the pharmaceutical industry for many applications such as suspending agent for Barium Sulphate Radiology, intestine regulation, surgical lubricants and in preparations of emulsions, suspensions, capsules, etc.
The continuous controls that are carried out to pharmaceutical agar guarantee the product’s excellent quality.
Characteristics
- High gel strength
- Absence of inhibitory substances
- High solubility
- Excellent transparency
Applications
- Elaboration of medicaments
- Elaboration of capsules
- Excipient ingredient in pills, tablets and syrups
- Laxatives