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have no pharmacological effect. Examples of inactive ingredients include binding materials (which may
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to facilitate drug transport in the body are also considered inactive.
The FDA approves inactive ingredients that are included in pharmaceutical products. However, not all
inactive ingredients are always inactive. Alcohol is one example of an ingredient that may be active or
inactive based on the specific formulation of the medication. Patients may have allergic reactions or
other adverse effects to inactive ingredients. If a patient has a known allergic reaction to an inactive
ingredient, they should check for the ingredient in new prescription or over-the-counter medications
or check with their pharmacist. Examples of inactive ingredients that are have been reported to cause
reactions in some patients include: sulfites, benzoates, aspartame, saccharin, oleic acid, benzyl
alcohol, lactose, soya lecithin, propylene glycol, and sorbitan trioleate. Patients who have allergic or
adverse reactions to certain inactive ingredients may be able to use products that are color- or
preservative-free.

Inactive Ingredients A-Z Index

A L
acacia lactitol
acesulfame lactitol monohydrate
acesulfame potassium lactose
acetic acid lactose anhydrous
acetone lactose hydrous
acetyltributyl citrate lactose monohydrate
alcohol lecithin
alginic acid lemon oil
alpha-tocopherol leucine
aluminum chloride light mineral oil
aluminum chlorohydrex propylene glycol low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum lake dyes M
aluminum oxide magnesium
aluminum silicate magnesium aluminum silicate
aluminum stearate magnesium carbonate
aluminum sulfate magnesium hydroxide
amide resin magnesium oxide
aminobenzoate sodium magnesium oxide heavy
ammonia magnesium silicate
ammonio methacrylate copolymer magnesium stearate
ammonio methacrylate copolymer type A magnesium trisilicate
ammonio methacrylate copolymer type B maleic acid
ammonio methacrylate copolymers malic acid
ammonium chloride maltodextrin
ammonium hydroxide mannitol
ammonium laureth-5 sulfate medium-chain triglycerides
ammonium phosphate dibasic meglumine
artificial flavor menthol
artificial grape flavor methacrylic acid
artificial mint flavor methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer
(1 1) type a
ascorbic acid methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate
ascorbyl palmitate copolymer (1 1)
aspartame methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate
aspartame powder copolymer (1 2)
methacrylic acid copolymer
B methacrylic acid copolymer type B
banana methanol
barium sulfate methyl alcohol
benzalkonium chloride methyl cinnamate
benzoic acid methyl methacrylate
benzyl alcohol methylcellulose
betadex methylcellulose (100 mPa.s)
black currant methylcellulose (15 mPa.s)
black currant flavor methylcellulose (400 mPa.s)
black ink methylene chloride
black pigment methylparaben
blackberry methylparaben sodium
blue dye microcrystalline cellulose
butyl alcohol microcrystalline wax
butylated hydroxyanisole mineral oil
butylated hydroxytoluene mint
butylparaben mint cream flavor
mint menthol
C modified corn starch
calcium monosodium citrate
calcium carbonate
calcium phosphate N
calcium phosphate dibasic anhydrous natural and artificial orange flavor
calcium phosphate dihydrate dibasic natural flavor
calcium silicate natural mint flavor
calcium stearate natural peppermint flavor
calcium sulfate natural resin
calcium sulfate anhydrous nonoxynol-100
calcium sulfate dihydrate
candelilla wax O
candelilla wax powder oleic acid
carbomer olive oil
carbomer 934 opacode black
carbomer 934p orange cream flavor
carbomer homopolymer type A orange juice
carbomer homopolymer type B orange oil
carbomer homopolymer type C orange-pineapple flavor
carboxymethylcellulose other ingredients
carboxymethylcellulose calcium P
carboxymethylcellulose sodium palm kernel oil
carmine paraffin
carnauba wax partially hydrogenated soybean and palm oils
carrageenan peanut oil
castor oil peppermint
castor wax peppermint flavor
cellacefate peppermint oil
cellulose pharmaceutical glaze
cellulose acetate phenylalanine
cellulose compounds phosphoric acid
cellulose powdered piperazine
cellulosic polymers polacrilin potassium
cetostearyl alcohol polacrilin sodium
cetyl alcohol poloxamer
cetylpyridinium chloride poloxamer 188
cherry poloxamer 407
citric acid polyacrylate dispersion 30%
citric acid anhydrous polycarbophil
citric acid monohydrate polydextrose
cochineal polyethylene glycol
coconut oil polyethylene glycol 1450
colophony polyethylene glycol 300
colorants polyethylene glycol 3000
coloring agent polyethylene glycol 3350
compressible sucrose polyethylene glycol 400
compressible sugar polyethylene glycol 4000
confectioners sugar polyethylene glycol 600
copovidone polyethylene glycol 6000
corn polyethylene glycol 800
corn oil polyethylene glycol 8000
corn starch polygalacturonic acid
corn syrup polyplasdone xl
corn syrup solids polysorbate
corn-derived proteins polysorbate 20
cottonseed oil polysorbate 80
cranberry polyvinyl acetate
croscarmellose sodium polyvinyl alcohol
croscarmellose sodium type A polyvinylpyrrolidone
crospovidone potassium
cysteine hydrochloride potassium bicarbonate
D potassium bitartrate
D&C Blue No. 1 potassium carbonate
D&C Green No. 5 potassium carbonate anhydrous
D&C Red No. 21 potassium chloride
D&C Red No. 22 potassium gluconate
D&C Red No. 27 potassium hydroxide
D&C Red No. 27 Aluminum Lake potassium sorbate
D&C Red No. 27 Lake potato starch
D&C Red No. 28 povidone
D&C Red No. 28 Aluminum Lake povidone k12
D&C Red No. 30 povidone k25
D&C Red No. 30 Aluminum Lake povidone k29/32
D&C Red No. 33 povidone k30
D&C Red No. 40 povidone k90
D&C Red No. 6 precipitated calcium carbonate
D&C Red No. 6 Lake pregelatinized corn starch
D&C Red No. 7 pregelatinized starch
D&C Red No. 7 Calcium Lake propyl gallate
D&C Yellow No. 10 propylene glycol
D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminium Lake propylene glycol alginate
D&C Yellow No. 10 Lake propylparaben
D&C Yellow No. 5 propylparaben sodium
D&C Yellow No. 6 R
dehydrated alcohol raspberry
dextrates raw sugar
dextrose riboflavin
dextrose monohydrate rice starch
dibasic calcium phosphate
dibutyl phthalate S
dibutyl sebacate saccharin
dicalcium phosphate saccharin sodium
diethyl phthalate sd-45 alcohol
dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate sda-3a alcohol
dimethicone sesame oil
dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate - butyl shellac
methacrylate - methyl methacrylate
copolymer silicified microcrystalline cellulose
dimethylpolysiloxane silicon dioxide
docusate sodium silicon dioxide colloidal
dyes silicone
simethicone
E simethicone emulsion
edetate calcium disodium sodium
edetate disodium sodium alginate
edible black ink sodium ascorbate
egg lecithin sodium benzoate
erythrosine sodium bicarbonate
erythrosine sodium sodium carbonate
ethanolamine sodium carbonate monohydrate
ethyl acrylate - methyl methacrylate sodium caseinate
copolymer
ethyl alcohol sodium chloride
ethyl butyrate sodium citrate
ethyl isovalerate sodium citrate dihydrate
ethylcellulose sodium glycolate
ethylcellulose (10 mPa.s) sodium hydroxide
ethylcellulose (100 mPa.s) sodium laureth sulfate
ethylcellulose (20 mPa.s) sodium lauryl sulfate
ethylcellulose (7 mPa.s) sodium lauryl sulphate
ethylcelluloses sodium metabisulfite
ethylene glycol monoethyl ether sodium monolaurate
ethylvanillin sodium phosphate
eudragit sodium phosphate dibasic
sodium propionate
F sodium starch glycolate
FD&C Blue No. 1 sodium starch glycolate type A potato
FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminium Lake sodium stearate
FD&C Blue No. 1 Lake sodium stearyl fumarate
FD&C Blue No. 2 sodium thioglycolate
FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminium Lake sodium tripolyphosphate
FD&C Blue No. 2 Lake sorbic acid
FD&C Green No. 3 sorbitan
FD&C Green No. 3 Aluminum Lake sorbitan monolaurate
FD&C Red No. 3 sorbitan monooleate
FD&C Red No. 4 sorbitol
FD&C Red No. 40 sorbitol special
FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminium Lake soya lecithin
FD&C Red No. 40 Lake soybean oil
FD&C Yellow No. 10 spearmint
FD&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake starch
FD&C Yellow No. 10 Lake stearic acid
FD&C Yellow No. 5 stearyl alcohol
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Aluminum Lake strawberry
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Lake strawberry guarana flavor
FD&C Yellow No. 6 strong ammonia solution
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake succinic acid
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lake sucralose
ferric oxide sucrose
ferric oxide black sucrose stearate
ferric oxide brown sugar 6x powder
ferric oxide orange sugar spheres
ferric oxide red sunflower oil
ferric oxide yellow synthetic ferric oxide
ferric oxides synthetic ferric oxide black
ferrosoferric oxide synthetic ferric oxide red
ferrous fumarate synthetic ferric oxide yellow
ferrous oxide synthetic ferric oxides
flavor T
flavors
fragrances tapioca starch
fumaric acid tartaric acid
tartrazine
G taurine
gelatin TIMERx-N
glucosamine titanium dioxide
glucosamine hydrochloride titanium oxide
glutamic acid hydrochloride tragacanth
glycerin triacetin
glycerol tribehenin
glycerol monooleate tricalcium phosphate
glycerol monostearate triethyl citrate
glyceryl behenate trimyristin
glyceryl distearate trisodium citrate anhydrous
glyceryl monooleate trisodium citrate dihydrate
glyceryl monostearate tromethamine
glyceryl triacetate tropical blend flavor
glycine V
glycolate
glycyrrhizin ammoniated vanilla
guar gum vanilla flavor
vanillin
H vitamin e
hard gelatin capsule W
hard paraffin
hydrochloric acid water
hydrocloric acid wax
hydrogen peroxide wheat starch
hydrogenated castor oil white wax
hydrogenated cottonseed oil X
hydrogenated soy oil xanthan gum
hydrogenated soybean oil xylitol
hydrogenated vegetable oil
hydroxyethyl cellulose Y
hydroxypropyl cellulose yellow wax
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate Z
hypromellose zinc gluconate
hypromellose 2208 zinc stearate
hypromellose 2208 (100 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2208 (100000 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2208 (15000 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2208 (3 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2208 (4000 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910
hypromellose 2910 (15 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 (15000 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 (3 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 (5 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 (50 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 (6 mPa.s)
hypromellose 2910 3cp
hypromellose 2910 50cp
hypromellose 2910 5cp
hypromellose 2910 6cp
hypromellose 3cp
hypromellose 5cp
hypromellose 6cp
hypromellose phthalate
hypromelloses
I
indigotindisulfonate sodium
iron
isobutylparaben
isopropyl
isopropyl alcohol

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