Category: Inactive Ingredients

General Description Synonyms: Bergabest; caprylic/capric triglyceride; Captex 300; Captex 355; Crodamol GTCC-PN; glyceryl tricaprylate/caprate; Labrafac CC; Labrafac Lipo; MCT oil; Miglyol 810; Miglyol 812; Myritol; Neobee M5; Nesatol; oleum neutrale; oleum vegetable tenue; thin vegetable oil; triglycerida saturata media; Waglinol 3/9280 Description: A colorless to slightly yellowish oily liquid that is practicallyodorless and tasteless. It…

General Description Synonyms: Cordycepic acid; C*PharmMannidex; E421; Emprove; manna sugar; D-mannite; mannite; mannitolum; Mannogem; Pearlitol. Description: Mannitol is D-mannitol. It is a hexahydric alcohol related to mannose and is isomeric with sorbitol. Mannitol occurs as a white, odorless, crystalline powder, or freeflowing granules. It has a sweet taste, approximately as sweet as glucose and half…

General Description Synonyms: Advantose 100; Finetose; Finetose F; 4-O-a-D-glucopyranosyl-b-Dglucose; 4-(a-D-glucosido)-D-glucose; malt sugar; maltobiose; Maltodiose; Maltose HH; Maltose HHH; Sunmalt; Sunmalt S. Description: Maltose occurs as white crystals or as a crystalline powder. It is odorless and has a sweet taste approximately 30% that of sucrose. Chemical Name: 4-O-a-D-Glucopyranosyl-b-D-glucopyranose anhydrous 4-O-a-D-Glucopyranosyl-b-D-glucopyranose monohydrate Functions Sweetening agent; tablet diluent.…

General Description Synonyms: 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-(1,4-pyran); 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone; larixinic acid; 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone; 2-methyl pyromeconic acid; Palatone; Veltol Description: White crystalline solid with a characteristic, caramel-like odor and taste. In dilute solution it possesses a sweet, strawberry-like or pineapple-like flavor and odor. Chemical Name: 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4 H -pyran-4-one Functions Flavor enhancer; flavoring agent. Uses Maltol is used in pharmaceutical formulations and…

General Description Synonyms: Cargill Dry; C*Dry MD; C*PharmDry; Glucidex; Glucodry; Lycatab DSH; Maldex; Maldex G; Malta*Gran; maltodextrinum; Maltosweet; Maltrin; Maltrin QD; Paselli MD10 PH; Rice*Trin; Star-Dri; Tapi. Description: Maltodextrin occurs as a nonsweet, odorless, white powder or granules. The solubility, hygroscopicity, sweetness, and compressibility of maltodextrin increase as the DE increases. The USP32– NF27 states…

General Description Synonyms: E965; hydrogenated glucose syrup; Finmalt L; Lycasin HBC; Lycasin 80/55; Maltisorb 75/75; Maltisweet 3145; maltitol syrup; maltitolum liquidum. Description: Maltitol solution is a colorless and odorless, clear viscous liquid. It is sweet-tasting (approximately 75% the sweetness of sucrose). Chemical Name: Maltitol solution Functions Suspending agent; sweetening agent. Uses Maltitol solution is used…

General Description Synonyms:Amalty; C*PharmMaltidex; E965; hydrogenated maltose; Malbit; Maltisorb; Maltit; D-maltitol; maltitolum. Description: Maltitol occurs as a white, odorless, sweet, anhydrous crystalline powder. It is a disaccharide consisting of one glucose unit linked with one sorbitol unit via an a-(1!4) bond. The crystal structure is orthorhombic. Chemical Name: 4-O-a-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol Functions Coating agent; diluent; granulation aid;…

General Description Synonyms: Acidum malicum; apple acid; E296; 2-hydroxy-1,4-butanedioic acid; hydroxybutanedioic acid; 1-hydroxy-1,2-ethanedicarboxylic acid; hydroxysuccinic acid; 2-hydroxysuccinic acid; DL-malic acid. Description: White or nearly white, crystalline powder or granules having a slight odor and a strongly acidic taste. It is hygroscopic. The synthetic material produced commercially in Europe and the USA is a racemic mixture,…

General Description Synonyms:  Acidum maleicum; cis-butenedioic acid; cis-2-butenedioic acid; (Z)- 2-butenedioic acid; cis-ethene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid; cis-1,2-ethylenedicarboxylic acid; cis-maleic acid; maleinic acid; toxilic acid Description: Maleic acid occurs as a white crystalline (monoclinic) powder and possesses a faint acidulous odor and an astringent taste. Fumaric acid and maleic acid are the simplest unsaturated carboxylic diacids. These acids…

General Description Synonyms: E553a; magnesii trisilicas; magnesium mesotrisilicate; silicic acid, magnesium salt (1 : 2), hydrate. Description: Magnesium trisilicate occurs as an odorless and tasteless, fine, white-colored powder that is free from grittiness. Chemical Name: Magnesium trisilicate Functions Anticaking agent; glidant; therapeutic agent. Uses Magnesium trisilicate is used in oral pharmaceutical formulations and food products…

General Description Synonyms: E553a; synthetic magnesium silicate. Description: Magnesium stearate is a very fine, light white, precipitated or milled, impalpable powder of low bulk density, having a faint odor of stearic acid and a characteristic taste. The powder is greasy to the touch and readily adheres to the skin. Chemical Name: Octadecanoic acid magnesium salt…

General Description Synonyms: E553a; synthetic magnesium silicate. Description: Magnesium silicate occurs as an odorless and tasteless, fine, whitecolored powder that is free from grittiness. Chemical Name: Silicic acid, magnesium salt Functions Anticaking agent; glidant. Uses Magnesium silicate is used in oral pharmaceutical formulations andfood products as a glidant and an anticaking agent Incompatibilities Magnesium silicate…

General Description Synonyms: Calcined magnesia; calcinated magnesite; Descote; E530; Magcal; Magchem 100; Maglite; magnesia; magnesia monoxide; magnesia usta; magnesii oxidum leve; magnesii oxidum ponderosum; Magnyox; Marmag; Oxymag; periclase. Description:  Both forms of magnesium oxide occur as fine, white, odorless powders. Magnesium oxide possesses a cubic crystal structure, though the BP 2009 and PhEur 6.4 describe…

General Description Synonyms: Carbonic acid, magnesium salt (1:1); carbonate magnesium; Destab; E504; hydromagnesite; magnesii subcarbonas levis; magnesii subcarbonas ponderosus Description:Magnesium carbonate occurs as light, white-colored friable masses or as a bulky, white-colored powder. It has a slightly earthy taste and is odorless but, since it has a high absorptive ability, magnesium carbonate can absorb odors…

General Description Synonyms: Aluminii magnesii silicas; aluminosilicic acid, magnesium salt; aluminum magnesium silicate; Carrisorb; Gelsorb; Magnabrite; magnesium aluminosilicate; magnesium aluminum silicate, colloidal; magnesium aluminum silicate, complex colloidal; Neusilin; Pharmasorb; silicic acid, aluminum magnesium salt; Veegum. Description: The PhEur 6.3 describes magnesium aluminum silicate (aluminium magnesium silicate) as a mixture of particles with colloidal particle size of…