Glossary Item

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:

1. Alcohol
   

2. Purified amino acids (excluding those derived from neural material)
   

3. Essences
   

4. Esters
   

5. Fish oil (other than salmon oil)
   

6. Gelatine
   

7. Glucosamine, chondroitin and chitosan of aquatic animal origin (unless derived from fish of the family Salmonidae)
   

8. Homeopathics
   

9. Pectins
   

10. Plant acids
    

11. Plant extracts
    

12. Plant flours
    

13. Plant gums
    

14. Plant juices
    

15. Plant oils
    

16. Plant waxes
    

17. Polysorbates
    

18. Purified antibiotics/antimycotics manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin
    

19. Purified avermectin compounds manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin
    

20. Refined chemicals derived from wool grease, including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin or lanolin alcohols
    

21. Resins
    

22. Starches
    

23. Stearates
    

24. Sugars (including lactose)
    

25. Tinctures
    

26. Vinegars
    

27. Vitamins
    

28. Water