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. 2020 Sep 24;37(10):200. doi: 10.1007/s11095-020-02919-4

Table 5.

Common Excipients Among Unique Formulations for Different Molecule Type of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Excipients Monoclonal Antibody (n = 118) Excipients Polypeptide Hormone (n = 109)
Polysorbate 80 61.86% sodium phosphate 58.72%
Histidine 51.69% sodium hydroxide 57.80%
Sucrose 38.98% hydrochloric acid 42.20%
Polysorbate 20 27.97% metacresol 42.20%
Sodium chloride 25.42% glycerin 36.70%
Trehalose 16.10% zinc 36.70%
Sodium phosphate 15.25% mannitol 33.03%
Citric acid 11.86% phenol 33.03%
Sodium citrate 11.86% glycine 22.94%
Sorbitol 10.17% phosphoric acid 17.43%
Excipients Cytokine and Growth Factor (n = 83) Excipients Enzyme (n = 48)
Sodium phosphate 49.40% sodium chloride 50.00%
Sodium chloride 43.37% sodium phosphate 45.83%
Polysorbate 80 38.55% polysorbate 80 20.83%
Albumin human 26.51% mannitol 16.67%
Mannitol 20.48% citric acid 12.50%
Sodium acetate 20.48% sodium hydroxide 12.50%
Polysorbate 20 18.07% polysorbate 20 10.42%
Sucrose 16.87%
Citric acid 16.87%
Sodium citrate 15.66%
Excipients Recombinant Fusion Protein (n = 18) Excipients Antibody Conjugate (n= 8)
Sucrose 61.11% sodium chloride 50.00%
Sodium chloride 44.44% sucrose 50.00%
Sodium phosphate 44.44% polysorbate 80 37.50%
Mannitol 33.33% citric acid 25.00%
Citric acid 27.78% polysorbate 20 25.00%
Polysorbate 80 27.78% sodium citrate 25.00%
Sodium citrate 27.78% sodium phosphate 25.00%
Polysorbate 20 22.22%
Excipients Toxin (n = 10) Excipients Pulmonary Surfactant (n = 3)
Albumin human 100.00% sodium chloride 100.00%
Sodium chloride 50.00% colfosceril palmitate 33.33%
Sucrose 30.00% palmitic acid 33.33%
Lactose 20.00% sodium bicarbonate 33.33%
Sodium succinate 10.00% tripalmitin 33.33%