International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
Encyclopedia
International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council is a global organization founded in 1991 representing producers, suppliers, and end users of excipient
s. The body has three divisions in Europe
, Japan
, and the United States
, each of which focuses on local regulations concerning the excipients market, as well as on new research and business practices.
Excipient
An excipient is generally a pharmacologically inactive substance used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication. In many cases, an "active" substance may not be easily administered and absorbed by the human body; in such cases the substance in question may be dissolved into or...
s. The body has three divisions in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, each of which focuses on local regulations concerning the excipients market, as well as on new research and business practices.