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What is Avicel? Exploring the Versatile Pharmaceutical Excipient

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For over 60 years, Avicel®, a form of microcrystalline cellulose, has been an indispensable tool in the pharmaceutical industry due to its superior binding and compression properties. So, what is Avicel? It is a key excipient derived from wood pulp, used extensively in the manufacturing of solid oral dosage forms like tablets and capsules.