Ascorbyl Palmitate
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Nov 6, 2023.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Ascorbyl palmitate (C22H38O7) is a fat-soluble form of vitamin C (antioxidant) used in some pharmaceutical products, such as suppositories. It may also be used in topical formulations because it is more stable than some water-soluble forms of vitamin C.[1] According to the FDA, it is also used as a preservative in foods, such as in potato chips. Ascorbyl palmitate is listed on the FDA list of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substances.[2] Ascorbyl palmitate may be marketed individually as a vitamin C replacement with the name of vitamin C ester, but should not be confused with Ester-C, which is primarily calcium ascorbate.
List of medications using Ascorbyl Palmitate
- Enjuvia synthetic B, 1.25 mg
- Enjuvia synthetic B, 0.625 mg
- Enjuvia synthetic B, 0.9 mg
- Enjuvia 0.3 mg
- Integra Vitamin B Complex with C and Iron
- Integra Vitamin B Complex with C and Iron
- Nexa Plus with DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1.25 mg and Docusate
- Niva-Plus Multiple Vitamins with Folic Acid and Iron
- Pre Natal Vitamins Plus prenatal multivitamins with ferrous fumarate 27 mg and folic acid 1 mg
- Prenatal Plus Prenatal Vit 27 mg Fe Fumarate 1 mg
- Prenatal Plus Prenatal Vitamin with Iron Fumarate
- Prenatal Plus Low Iron
- PreQue 10 prenatal nutrition with coq10 and lycopene
- Strovite One Therapeutic Multiple Vitamins with Minerals
- Tretinoin 10 mg
- Tylenol Regular Strength 325 mg
- Udamin SP dietary supplement
- Vitafol Ultra Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Vitafol-One Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Vol-Plus multivitamin with minerals
References
- Austria R. et al. Stability of vitamin C derivatives in solution and in topical formulations. Journal of Pharmacology and Biomedical Analysis. 1997;15:795-801.
- FDA’s SCOGS database; L-ascorbic acid; SCOGS-Report Number: 59; http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/GenerallyRecognizedasSafeGRAS/GRASSubstancesSCOGSDatabase/ucm260452.htm Accessed March 26, 2012.
Further information
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