Excipient Functionality In the highly competitive and increasingly global pharmaceutical market, there is mounting pressure on Research and Development (R&D) programs to shorten development time and get products to market faster. This demand results in the need for high performance functional excipients and advanced film coating systems. Pharmaceutical ExcipientsFaced with more complex active ingredients, formulators are demanding greater functionality and performance from pharmaceutical excipients than ever before. In addition, shortened development cycles mean less time to investigate new ingredients, forcing pharmaceutical developers to rely on proven excipients that fulfill multiple functions.