Sucrose
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Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Sucrose (C12H22O11) is sugar, often referred to as table sugar or saccharose. Commercial sugar is usually produced from either beet or cane sugar. Sucrose has been used since antiquity for its sweetness. It is often used in medications to impart a more pleasant taste to often unpalatable chemicals. Sucrose can be found in many medical dosage forms such as chewable tablets, syrups, lozenges, or gums. Sugar-free formulations of many of these dosage forms exist as well. While sugar is essentially non-toxic, it can be associated with dental caries, exacerbation of diabetes, and weight gain.[1]
Some examples of medications containing Sucrose
- Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate 325 mg / 5 mg
- Adderall 30 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 30 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 15 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 10 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 20 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 5 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 10 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 15 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 10 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg
- Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release 30 mg
- Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release 60 mg
- Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release 60 mg
- Duloxetine Hydrochloride Delayed-Release 30 mg
- Phentermine Hydrochloride 37.5 mg
References
- Sugar.org. All about sugar. Accessed April 15, 2012. http://www.sugar.org/sugar-basics/all-about-sugar.html
Further information
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