#VEGUCATION
What is in your Paracetamol?
Povidone
Povidone is a water-soluble, fine white powder. It is usually odourless and as a synthetic polymer properties can be changed to meet different requirements.
Potassium sorbate
Potassium sorbate has antimicrobial properties and can be used in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries to help kill microbes such as bacteria and fungus. This preserves the products to prevent them from going off and prolongs their shelf life.
Purified Talc
Talc, although most commonly associated with talcum powder, is also an excipient added into paracetamol. Talc is a mineral which, when in powder form is white, soft to the touch and free from grit.
Starch
Due to its low cost and many properties, starch is a common ingredient in many drugs, mostly used in tablets and capsules.
Stearic acid
Stearic acid is a common excipient used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, mainly as a tablet and capsule lubricant and binder.
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