Tag: Pharmaceutical Excipients

General Description Synonyms: Altalc; E553b; hydrous magnesium calcium silicate; hydrous magnesium silicate; Imperial; Luzenac Pharma; magnesium hydrogen metasilicate; Magsil Osmanthus; Magsil Star; powdered talc; purified French chalk; Purtalc; soapstone; steatite; Superiore; talcum Description: Talc is a very fine, white to grayish-white, odorless, impalpable, unctuous, crystalline powder. It adheres readily to the skin and is soft…

General Description Synonyms: Adeps neutralis; adeps solidus; Akosoft; Akosol; Cremao CS-34; Cremao CS-36; hydrogenated vegetable glycerides; Massa Estarinum; Massupol; Novata; semisynthetic glycerides; Suppocire; Wecobee; Witepsol Description: A white or almost white, practically odorless, waxy, brittle mass. When heated to 50C it melts to give a colorless or slightly yellowish liquid. Chemical Name: Hard fat triglyceride…

General Description Synonyms: Helianthi annui oleum raffinatum; huile de tournesol; oleum helianthi; sunflowerseed oil. Description: Sunflower oil occurs as a clear, light yellow-colored liquid with a bland, agreeable taste. Chemical Name: Sunflower oil Functions Diluent; emollient; emulsifying agent; solvent; tablet binder. Uses Sunflower oil is widely used as an edible oil, primarily in oleomargarine. It…

General Description Synonyms: Acidum sulfuricum; E513; hydrogen sulfate; oil of vitriol. Description: Sulfuric acid occurs as a clear, colorless, odorless, oily liquid. It is very corrosive and has a great affinity for water. Chemical Name: Sulfuric acid Functions Acidifying agent. Uses Sulfuric acid is used as an acidifying agent in a variety of pharmaceutical and…

General Description Synonyms: E220; sulfur(IV) oxide; sulfurous anhydride; sulfurous oxide. Description: Sulfur dioxide occurs as a colorless gas at room temperature and pressure, with a strong, suffocating, pungent odor. It is noncombustible and is a strong reducing agent. Chemical Name: Sulfur dioxide Functions Antimicrobial preservative; antioxidant. Uses Sulfur dioxide is used as an antioxidant for…

General Description Synonyms: b-Cyclodextrin sulfobutylether, sodium salt; Captisol; (SBE)m-betaCD; SBE7-b-CD; SBECD; sulfobutylether-b-cyclodextrin, sodium salt Description: b-Cyclodextrin is a cyclic oligosaccharide containing seven D-(þ)- glucopyranose units attached by a glucoside bonds (see Cyclodextrins). Sulfobutylether b-cyclodextrin is an anionic bcyclodextrin derivative with a sodium sulfonate salt separated from the hydrophobic cavity by a butyl spacer group. The…

General Description Synonyms: Non-pareil; non-pareil seeds; Nu-Core; Nu-Pareil PG; sacchari sphaerae; sugar seeds; Suglets. Description: The USP32–NF27 describes sugar spheres as approximately spherical granules of a labeled nominal-size range with a uniform diameter and containing not less than 62.5% and not more than 91.5% of sucrose, calculated on the dried basis. The remainder is chiefly…

General Description Synonyms: Icing sugar; powdered sugar. Description: Confectioner’s sugar occurs as a sweet-tasting, fine, white, odorless powder. Chemical Name:  Functions Coating agent; sweetening agent; tablet and capsule diluent. Uses Confectioner’s sugar is used in pharmaceutical formulations when a rapidly dissolving form of sugar is required for flavoring or sweetening. It is used as a…

General Description Synonyms: Compressuc; Comprima; Di-Pac; direct compacting sucrose; directly compressible sucrose; Nu-Tab. Description: Compressible sugar is a free-flowing, sweet-tasting, white powder (or crystalline agglomerates). Chemical Name:  Functions Sweetening agent; tablet and capsule diluent; tablet filler. Uses Compressible sugar is used primarily in the preparation of directcompression chewable tablets. Its tableting properties can be influenced…

General Description Synonyms: a-D-Glucopyranoside, 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-b-D-fructofuranosyl-, tetraacetate; octaacetylsucrose. Description: Sucrose octaacetate occurs as white hygroscopic powder. It is practically odorless with a bitter taste. Chemical Name: Acetic acid[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-4-acetoxy-2,5-bis(acetoxymethyl)-2- [[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-triacetoxy-6-(acetoxymethyl)-2-tetrahydropyranyl]oxy]-3-tetrahydrofuranyl]ester Functions Alcohol denaturant; bittering agent. Uses Sucrose octaacetate is used as an alcohol denaturant in pharmaceutical formulations. It is also used as a bittering agent, and is…

General Description Synonyms: Beet sugar; cane sugar; a-D-glucopyranosyl-b-D-fructofuranoside; refined sugar; saccharose; saccharum; sugar. Description: Sucrose is a sugar obtained from sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum Linne´ (Fam. Gramineae)), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris Linne´ (Fam. Chenopodiaceae)), and other sources. It contains no added substances. Sucrose occurs as colorless crystals, as crystalline masses or blocks, or as a…

General Description Synonyms: Splenda; sucralosa; sucralosum; SucraPlus; TGS; 10 ,40 ,60 -trichlorogalactosucrose; 4,10 ,60 -trichloro-4,10 ,60 -trideoxy-galacto-sucrose. Description: Sucralose is a white to off-white colored, free-flowing, crystalline powder. Chemical Name: 1,6-Dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-b-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxya-D-galactopyranoside Functions Sweetening agent. Uses Sucralose is used as a sweetening agent in beverages, foods, and pharmaceutical applications. It has a sweetening power approximately 300–1000…

General Description Synonyms: Alcohol stearylicus; Cachalot; Crodacol S95; Hyfatol 18-95; Hyfatol 18-98; Lanette 18; Lipocol S; Lipocol S-DEO; Nacol 18- 98; Nacol 18-98P; n-octadecanol; octadecyl alcohol; Rita SA; Speziol C18 Pharma; Stearol; Stenol; Tego Alkanol 18; Vegarol 1898. Description: Stearyl alcohol occurs as hard, white, waxy pieces, flakes, or granules with a slight characteristic odor…

General Description Synonyms: Acidum stearicum; cetylacetic acid; Crodacid; Cristal G; Cristal S; Dervacid; E570; Edenor; Emersol; Extra AS; Extra P; Extra S; Extra ST; 1-heptadecanecarboxylic acid; Hystrene; Industrene; Kortacid 1895; Pearl Steric; Pristerene; stereophanic acid; Tegostearic. Description: Stearic acid is a hard, white or faintly yellow-colored, somewhat glossy, crystalline solid or a white or yellowish…

General Description Synonyms: Bio-sorb; double-dressed, white maize starch; Fluidamid R444P; Keoflo ADP; Meritena; modified starch dusting powder; Pure-Dent B851; starch-derivative dusting powder; sterilizable corn starch. Description: Sterilizable maize starch occurs as an odorless, white, free-flowing powder. Particles may be rounded or polyhedral in shape. Chemical Name: Sterilizable maize starch Functions Diluent; lubricant. Uses Sterilizable maize…