Category: Inactive Ingredients
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Ammonia Solution
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…
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Aluminum Phosphate Adjuvant
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…
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Aluminum Oxide
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…
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Aluminum Monostearate
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;…
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Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant
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.…
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Alpha Tocopherol
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…
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Almond Oil
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…
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Alitame
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…
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Aliphatic Polyesters
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…
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Alginic Acid
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…
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Alcohol
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…
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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,…
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Agar
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…
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Adipic Acid
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…
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Acetyltriethyl Citrate
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…