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Sodium Stearyl Fumarate

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Apr 24, 2023.

Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)

What is it?

Sodium stearyl fumarate is a water-soluble lubricant used in the pharmaceutical industry for compressing tablets ("tableting"). Sodium stearyl fumarate is an inert, hydrophilic, tablet lubricant, useful in situations where other lubricating agents (i.e., magnesium stearate) fail to provide tablets of adequate stability, hardness, content uniformity, disintegration and dissolution rate.[1][2]

List of medications using Sodium Stearyl Fumarate

References

  1. American International Chemical. Specification Sheet. Sodium stearyl fumarate. Accessed March 31, 2012 http://www.aicma.com/products/Sodium%20Stearyl%20Fumarate%20USP%20NF%20JP%20PH%20EUR%20SSFMIP.pdf
  2. Schindler B, Zeleznik J., Renak J. Sodium Stearyl Fumarate: An Effective Tablet Lubricant To Avoid Slippery Situations. JRS Pharma. Quality Control and Research and Development. Accessed March 31, 2012 http://www.aapsj.org/abstracts/AM_2005/AAPS2005-001769.pdf

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