Sorbic Acid
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Sorbic acid (C6H8O2) is a natural preservative that comes from the rowan berries, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae). It is also prepared synthetically. It inhibits growth of fungi, yeast, mold and some bacteria and is nearly nontoxic to humans. Sorbic acid is safe to use in a wide range of foods, drugs, and cosmetic products. Sorbic acid and its salts, sodium sorbate, potassium sorbate and calcium sorbate are often used in food products as preservatives.
[1] FDA. Database of Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS) Reviews. Accessed March 3, 2015 at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/fcnDetailNavigation.cfm?rpt=scogslisting&id=324
[2] Drugs.com Sorbic acid. Accessed March 3, 2015 at http://www.drugs.com/dict/sorbic-acid.html
Top Medications with this excipient
- Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews (Antacid) calcium carbonate 750 mg (Bayer HealthCare LLC, Consumer Care)
- Biaxin 250 mg (Abbott Laboratories)
- Biaxin 500 mg (Abbott Laboratories)
- Biaxin XL 500 mg (Abbott Laboratories)
- Clarithromycin 250 mg (Zydus Pharmaceuticals)
- Clarithromycin 250 mg (Aurobindo Pharma Limited)
- Clarithromycin 500 mg (Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.)
- Clarithromycin 500 mg (Aurobindo Pharma Limited)
- Deltasone 5 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Erythromycin 250 mg (erythromycin base) (Abbott Laboratories)
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 1.25 mg / 250 mg (Actavis Inc.)
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / 500 mg (Actavis Inc.)
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 5 mg / 500 mg (Actavis Inc.)
- Medrol 2 mg (Pharmacia and Upjohn Company)
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 5 mg (Greenstone Limited)
- Methylprednisolone 4 mg (Greenstone Limited)
- Pre Natal Vitamins Plus prenatal multivitamins with ferrous fumarate 27 mg and folic acid 1 mg (Boca Pharmacal, Inc.)
- Prenatal Plus Prenatal Vitamin with Iron Fumarate (Akyma Pharmaceuticals)
- Provera 5 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Tricon Hematinic Concentrate with Intrinsic Factor (Nnodum Pharmaceuticals)
