Glossary Item
Human product excipients list : approved biological excipients
Effective 29 September 2016 to 24 December 2016Preferred Term: excipient
Other Terms:
- approved pharmaceutical excipients
- list of pharmaceutical excipients for human therapeutics
- approved biological excipients
- List of biological excipients for laboratory material
Definition:
Biological excipients are highly processed substances that are components of commercially packaged human therapeutic products, laboratory materials or food products. The following substance groups are considered excipients for human therapeutic products, laboratory materials or products intended for human consumption only and are excipients only when ready for retail sale without any further processing:
Alcohol
Purified amino acids (excluding those derived from neural material)
Essences
Esters
Fish oil (other than salmon oil)
Gelatine
Glucosamine, chondroitin and chitosan of aquatic animal origin (unless derived from fish of the family Salmonidae)
Homeopathics
Pectins
Plant acids
Plant extracts
Plant flours
Plant gums
Plant juices
Plant oils
Plant waxes
Polysorbates
Purified antibiotics/antimycotics manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin
Purified avermectin compounds manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin
Refined chemicals derived from wool grease, including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin or lanolin alcohols
Resins
Starches
Stearates
Sugars (including lactose)
Tinctures
Vinegars
Vitamins
Water