Calcium Sulfate
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Calcium sulfate (CaO4S) is a calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant (drying agent), in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as an inactive ingredient tablet excipient and color glaze. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. It exists as a fine, white to slightly yellow-white odorless powder. It is also used as an anti-caking agent and colorant.
[1] Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Volume 3, Revised as of April 1, 2013. CITE: 21CFR184.1230http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1230 Accessed 1/14/2014.
Top Medications with this excipient
- Albuterol Sulfate Extended-Release 8 mg (Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Aldactazide 50 mg / 50 mg (G.D. Searle LLC)
- Amitriptyline and Perphenazine 10 mg / 2 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Amitriptyline Hydrochloride 10 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Dextroamphetamine Sulfate 10 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Liothyronine Sodium 5 mcg (Paddock Laboratories, Inc.)
- Liothyronine Sodium 25 mcg (Paddock Laboratories, Inc.)
- Liothyronine Sodium 50 mcg (Paddock Laboratories, Inc.)
- Methyldopa 250 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Prempro 0.625 mg / 5 mg (Wyeth)
- Spironolactone 25 mg (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Spironolactone 50 mg (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Spironolactone 50 mg (Actavis)
- Spironolactone 25 mg (Actavis)
- Spironolactone 25 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Spironolactone Hydrochloride 25 mg (Amneal Pharmaceuticals)
- Tolinase 100 mg (Pharmacia Corp)
- Urin D/S hyoscyamine 0.12 mg / methenamine 81.6 mg / methylene blue 10.8 mg /phenyl salicylate 36.2 mg / sodium biphosphate 40.8 mg (Llorens Pharmaceutical International Division)
- Utira-C 0.12 mg / 81.6 mg / 10.8 mg / 36.2 mg (Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals)
- Verapamil Hydrochloride 80 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
