XANTURAL 180 is a xanthan gum product suitable for use as a pharmaceutical excipient. As an excipient, XANTURAL 180 provides key benefits for pharmaceutical formulations. It prevents phase separation in suspensions and emulsions, ensuring products remain free-flowing throughout their shelf life. This allows for consistent dosing. XANTURAL 180 can be used with high concentrations of salts and humectants common in pharmaceutical products. It forms transparent solutions under low-shear conditions and remains free-flowing under high-shear conditions, such as during manufacturing and product use. XANTURAL 180 is compatible with most ingredients and can be incorporated at use levels from 0.1 to 0.5% to achieve the desired functionality in oral suspensions, syrups and other pharmaceutical dosage forms.