Once youâre eligible for Medicare, youâll have an initial enrollment period to sign up for Medicare. For most people, the initial enrollment period starts 3 months before their 65th birthday and ends 3 months after their 65th birthday.
Excipient. An excipient is generally a pharmacologically inactive substance formulated with the active ingredient of a medication. Excipients are commonly used to bulk up formulations that contain potent active ingredients, to allow convenient and accurate dispensation of a drug substance when producing a dosage form.
One issue that causes concern is the use of what are known as excipients in natural health products. Excipients are basically the extra stuff. They are inactive components which are often listed under âOther Ingredientsâ on our website and on product labeling.