Carnauba Wax
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Carnauba wax is used in the pharmaceutical industry for tablet coatings and binding. Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of the Copernicia prunifera palm grown only in Brazil. Carnauba wax is also known as palm wax or Brazil wax.
Carnauba wax primarily consists of fatty acid esters. Coating tablets with the wax enables easier swallowing of the tablet. Carnauba wax has many other uses, including uses from car wax to dental floss. Carnauba wax is a safe, non-toxic and inert ingredient.[1][2]
[1] [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 03/24/2012
[2] Wolfmeier, U., Schmidt, H., Heinrichs, F.L., et al. 2000. Waxes. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.
Top Medications with this excipient
- Acetaminophen 500mg (Kroger Company)
- Acetaminophen and Tramadol Hydrochloride 325 mg / 37.5 mg (Amneal Pharmaceuticals)
- Acetaminophen, Aspirin and Caffeine 250 mg / 250 mg / 65 mg (Perrigo Company)
- Aspir-Low aspirin 81 mg (Major Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Atarax 25 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended Release (SR) 150 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended Release (SR) 100 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (KVK Tech, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals)
- Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg (Perrigo Company)
- Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Ibuprofen 7.5 mg / 200 mg (Amneal Pharmaceuticals)
- Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 25 mg (KVK Tech Inc.)
- Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 50 mg (KVK Tech Inc.)
- Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride 25 mg (Harris Pharmaceutical)
- Ibuprofen 800 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Ibuprofen 600 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg (Major Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Morphine Sulfate SR 30 mg (Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Tylenol Arthritis Pain 650 mg (McNeil Consumer)
- Zolpidem Tartrate 10 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
