Acacia
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Acacia, also known as gum Arabic, is used in the pharmaceutical industry as an emulsifier, stabilizing agent, suspending agent, tablet binder, and viscosity-increasing agent.
Acacia is the dried gummy exudation from Acacia senegal and other species of Acacia (family Leguminosae), prepared as a mucilage and syrup. It is also used in the cooking industry to give body and texture to processed foods. [1] [2]
[1] Dave RH. Overview of pharmaceutical excipients used in tablets and capsules. Drug Topics (online). Advanstar. 10/24/2008 http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Overview-of-pharmaceutical-excipients-used-in-tabl/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561047. Accessed 08/19/2011
[2] Acacia Gum Information. Drugs.com; MedFacts Natural Products. Updated October 4, 2011. Accessed October 24, 2011. http://www.drugs.com/zyrtec.html.http://www.drugs.com/npp/acacia-gum.html
Top Medications with this excipient
- Atarax 100 MG
- Atarax 25 mg
- Bisacodyl 5 mg
- Bisacodyl Delayed Release 5 mg
- Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride 50 mg
- Diurex Ultra caffeine (anhydrous) 100 mg
- Levothyroxine Sodium 150 mcg (0.15 mg)
- Loestrin Fe 1.5/30 ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg / norethindrone acetate 1.5 mg
- Mephyton 5 mg
- Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg
- Methocarbamol 750 mg
- Methylergonovine Maleate 0.2 mg
- Rifater 50 mg / 300 mg / 120 mg
- Sansert 2 MG
- Se-Natal 19 vitamins and minerals with iron 29 mg and folic acid 1 mg
- Synthroid 0.125 mg
- Unithroid 112 mcg (0.112 mg)
- Unithroid 175 mcg (0.175 mg)
- Unithroid 25 mcg (0.025 mg)
- Unithroid 50 mcg (0.05 mg)
