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This updated CD-ROM version of The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients (1986) is a joint publication of the American Pharmaceutical Association and the Pharmaceutical Press. It contains 210 monographs presented via an attractive and user-friendly custom interface that allows searching and provides links to suppliers. Entries include nonproprietary names and synonyms, chemical name and CAS registry number, empirical and structural formulae, functional category, applications in pharmaceutical formulation or technology, a description, pharmacopeial specifications, typical properties, stability and storage conditions, incompatibilities, method of manufacture, safety and handling precautions, regulatory status, related substances, comments, and specific and general references. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)