Category: Inactive Ingredients

General Description Synonyms: Ammoniaca; ammoniacum; ammoniae solution concentrata; aqua ammonia; concentrated ammonia solution; spirit of hartshorn; stronger ammonia water. Description: Strong ammonia solution occurs as a clear, colorless liquid having an exceedingly pungent, characteristic odor. The PhEur 6.0 states that concentrated ammonia solution contains not less than 25.0% and not more than 30.0% w/w of…

General Description Synonyms: Adju-Phos; aluminum hydroxyphosphate; aluminium hydroxyphosphate; Rehydraphos. Description: Aluminum phosphate adjuvant is a white hydrogel that sediments slowly and forms a clear supernatant Chemical Name: Aluminum phosphate Functions Adsorbent; vaccine adjuvant. Uses Aluminum phosphate adjuvant is used in parenteral human and veterinary vaccines. It activates Th2 immune responses, including IgG and IgE antibody…

General Description Synonyms: Activated alumina; activated aluminum oxide; alpha aluminum oxide; alumina; alumina, calcined; alumina, tabular; aluminum oxide alumite; aluminum trioxide; gamma aluminum oxide. Description: Aluminum oxide occurs as a white crystalline powder. Aluminum oxide occurs as two crystalline forms: a-aluminum oxide is composed of colorless hexagonal crystals, and g-aluminum oxide is composed of minute…

General Description Synonyms: Aluminum stearate; aluminum, dihydroxy (octadecanoate-O-); dihydroxyaluminum monostearate; HyQual; octadecanoic acid aluminum salt; stearic acid aluminum salt; stearic acid aluminum dihydroxide salt; Synpro. Description: Aluminum monostearate occurs as a white, fine, bulky powder with a slight odor of fatty acid. It is a solid material. Chemical Name: Aluminum monostearate Functions Emollient; emulsion stabilizer;…

General Description Synonyms: Alhydrogel; aluminii hydroxidum hydricum ad adsorptionem; aluminium hydroxide adjuvant; aluminium oxyhydroxide; poorly crystalline boehmite; pseudoboehmite; Rehydragel Description: Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is a white hydrogel that sediments slowly and forms a clear supernatant Chemical Name: Aluminum oxyhydroxide Functions Adsorbent; vaccine adjuvant. Uses Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is used in parenteral human and veterinary vaccines.…

General Description Synonyms: Copherol F1300; ()-3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12- trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol; E307; RRR-a-tocopherolum; synthetic alpha tocopherol; all-rac-a-tocopherol; dl-a-tocopherol; 5,7,8-trimethyltoco Description: Alpha tocopherol is a natural product. The PhEur 6.0 describes alpha-tocopherol as a clear, colorless or yellowish-brown, viscous, oily liquid Chemical Name: (2RS,40 RS,80 RS)-2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-(40 ,80 ,120 -trimethyltridecyl)-6-chromanol Functions Antioxidant; therapeutic agent. Uses Alpha tocopherol is primarily recognized as…

General Description Synonyms: Almond oil, bitter; amygdalae oleum virginale; artificial almond oil; bitter almond oil; expressed almond oil; huile d’amande; oleo de ameˆndoas; olio di mandorla; sweet almond oil; virgin almond oil Description: A clear, colorless, or pale-yellow colored oil with a bland, nutty taste. Chemical Name: Almond oil Functions Emollient; oleaginous vehicle; solvent Uses…

General Description Synonyms: Aclame; L-aspartyl-D-alanine-N-(2,2,4,4-tetramethylthietan-3 yl)amide; 3-(L-aspartyl-D-alaninamido)-2,2,4,4-tetramethylthietane. Description: Alitame is a white nonhygroscopic crystalline powder; odorless or having a slight characteristic odor. Chemical Name: L-a-Aspartyl-N-(2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thietanyl)-D-alaninamide anhydrous L-a-Aspartyl-N-(2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thietanyl)-D-alaninamidehydrate Functions Sweetening agent. Uses Alitame is an intense sweetening agent developed in the early 1980s and is approximately 2000 times sweeter than sucrose. It has an insignificant energy…

General Description Synonyms: L-PLA Poly(DL-lactide), Polyglactin;DL- PLGA (85 : 15), Polyglactin;DL- PLGA (75 : 25), Polyglactin;DL- PLGA (65 : 35), Polyglactin;DL- PLGA (50 : 50), Lactel 50:50  Poly(L-lactide-coglycolide), Poly(DL-lactide-coglycolide, Poly-e-caprolactone, Poly(DL-lactide-co-ecaprolactone, Poly(L-lactide-co-ecaprolactone Description: Aliphatic polyesters are a group of synthesized homopolymers or copolymers. They are nontoxic and can easily be fabricated into a variety of…

General Description Synonyms: Acidum alginicum; E400; Kelacid; L-gulo-D-mannoglycuronan; polymannuronic acid; Protacid; Satialgine H8. Description: Alginic acid is a tasteless, practically odorless, white to yellowishwhite, fibrous powder. Chemical Name: Alginic acid Functions Release-modifying agent; stabilizing agent; suspending agent; sustained release agent; tablet binder; tablet disintegrant; tastemasking agent; viscosity-increasing agent Uses Alginic acid is used in a…

General Description Synonyms: Ethanolum (96 per centum); ethyl alcohol; ethyl hydroxide; grain alcohol; methyl carbinol. Description: In the Pharmaceutical Excipients, the term ‘alcohol’ is used for either ethanol 95% v/v or ethanol 96% v/v.  Alcohol is a clear, colorless, mobile, and volatile liquid with a slight, characteristic odor and burning taste. Chemical Name:  Serum albumin…

General Description Synonyms:  Alba; Albuconn; Albuminar; albumin human solution; albumini humani solutio; Albumisol; Albuspan; Albutein; Buminate; human serum albumin; normal human serum albumin; Octalbin; Plasbumin; plasma albumin; Pro-Bumin; Proserum; Zenalb. Description:  Aqueous albumin solutions are slightly viscous and range in color from almost colorless to amber depending upon the protein concentration. In the solid state,…

General Description SynonymsAgar-agar; agar-agar flake; agar-agar gum; Bengal gelatin; Bengal gum; Bengal isinglass; Ceylon isinglass; Chinese isinglass; E406; gelosa; gelose; Japan agar; Japan isinglass; layor carang. DescriptionAgar occurs as transparent, odorless, tasteless strips or as a coarse or fine powder. It may be weak yellowish-orange, yellowish-gray to pale-yellow colored, or colorless. Agar is tough when…

General Description Synonyms Acidum adipicum; acifloctin; acinetten; adilactetten; asapic; 1,4- butanedicarboxylic acid; E355; 1,6-hexanedioic acid; Inipol DS. Description Adipic acid occurs as a white or almost white, odorless nonhygroscopic crystalline powder. The crystal structure of adipic acid is monoclinic holohedral. Chemical Name:   Hexanedioic acid   Functions Acidifying agent; buffering agent; flavoring agent. Uses Adipic acid…

General Description Synonyms ATEC; Citroflex A-2; triethyl acetylcitrate; triethyl O-acetylcitrate; triethyl citrate acetate. Description Acetyltriethyl citrate occurs as a clear, odorless, practically colorless oily liquid. Chemical Name:   1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-acetyloxy, triethyl ester  Functions Plasticizer Uses Acetyltriethyl citrate is used to plasticize polymers in formulated pharmaceutical coatings. The coating applications include capsules, tablets, beads and granules…