Fumaric Acid
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 27, 2024.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Fumaric acid (C4H4O4) is an organic acid widely found in nature, and is a component of organic biosynthesis is humans. Chemically, it is an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid. It exists as white or nearly white crystals, odorless with a very tart taste. Fumaric acid is generally nontoxic and nonirritant. Fumaric acid has been used in food and beverage products since the 1940s. Food research shows that fumaric acid can improve quality and reduce the costs of many food and beverage products. It is non-hygroscopic (absorbs no moisture). In the cosmetic industry, it is used as a bath salt cleaning agent for dentures. It also is used in animal feeds. Fumaric acid is used in oral pharmaceutical formulations and has been used clinically in the treatment of psoriasis. Dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) is the methyl ester of fumaric acid, and was approved in 2013 for use in multiple sclerosis.[1][2]
List of medications using Fumaric Acid
- Bupropion Hydrochloride 75 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride 100 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 1 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 2 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 2 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 3 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 3 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 1 mg
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended-Release 4 mg
- Intuniv 2 mg
- Intuniv 1 mg
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release 18 mg
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release 54 mg
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release 27 mg
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release 36 mg
- Quetiapine Fumarate 25 mg
- Quetiapine Fumarate 100 mg
- Stendra 200 mg
- Verapamil Hydrochloride SR 120 mg
- Verapamil Hydrochloride SR 240 mg
References
- [1]Bartek. Fumaric acid. Accessed April 1, 2014. http://www.bartek.ca/fumaric_acid.html
- [2]PubChem Compound. Compound Summary for: CID 444972 fumaric acid. Accessed April 1, 2013. http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=444972#x321
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