Products Sulfites are added to pharmaceuticals, foods and personal care products as excipients and additives. They can also be naturally present in foods. Even the Romans used sulfur dioxide as a preservative for wine. Structure and properties Sulfites are the salts of sulfurous acid, which is extremely unstable and undetectable in water (H2SO3). Example sodium … Sulfites
Products Sodium metabisulfite is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals, especially in epinephrine injection solutions. Structure and properties Sodium metabisulfite (Na2S2O5, Mr = 190.1 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder or as colorless crystals and is readily soluble in water. It is the disodium salt of the dysulfurous acid. Fields of application As an … Sodium Metabisulfite
Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials
