Yellow Wax
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Yellow wax is a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; also known as beeswax. Most waxes used in the pharmaceutical industry are used for tablet coatings and binding. Wax is also used in preparing ointments, cerates, plasters, and suppositories. Other types of wax include white wax and wax absolute.[1]
[1] Wolfmeier, U., Schmidt, H., Heinrichs, F.L., et al. 2000. Waxes. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.
Further information
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Top Medications with this excipient
- Folcal DHA prenatal multivitamins with folic acid 1.25 mg and docusate sodium 55 mg
- Myorisan 40 mg
- Myorisan 10 mg
- Myorisan 20 mg
- Natelle One DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Nexa Select with DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1.25 mg and Docusate
- OB Complete Petite Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Prenate Essential Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Prennaissance with DHA prenatal multivitamins with folic acid 1.25 mg and docusate
- Taron-PRX Plus DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1.24 mg and Docusate
- Tretinoin 10 mg
- TriCare DHA One prenatal multivitamins with folic acid 1 mg and docusate sodium 25 mg
- TriCare DHA One prenatal multivitamins with folic acid 1 mg and docusate sodium 25 mg
- Triveen-PRx RNF Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1.2 mg and Docusate
- UltimateCare One NF Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg and Docusate
- Virt-PN DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- Virt-Select prenatal multivitamins with folic acid 1.25 mg and docusate
- Vitafol-One Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
- VP-CH-PNV Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg and Docusate
- VP-PNV-DHA Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg
