White Wax
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 7, 2024.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
White wax is like yellow wax that has been bleached by being rolled thinly and exposed to light and air, or bleached by chemical oxidants. Like yellow wax, white wax is also used in preparing ointments, cerates, plasters, and suppositories. Most waxes used in the pharmaceutical industry are also used for tablet coatings and binding. Other types of wax include yellow wax (beeswax) and wax absolute.[1]
Some examples of medications containing White Wax
- Advil 200 mg
- Advil 200 mg
- Alka-Seltzer Heartburn + Gas ReliefChews Tropical Punch calcium carbonate 750 mg / simethicone 80 mg
- Amantadine Hydrochloride 100 mg
- Amantadine Hydrochloride 100 mg
- Azulfidine EN-tabs 500 mg
- Cardizem CD 120 mg
- Cardizem CD 240 mg
- Cardizem CD 180 mg
- Chlor-Trimeton 12 Hour chlorpheniramine maleate 12 mg
- Claravis 30 mg
- Clarinex 5 mg
- Ibuprofen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 200 mg / 30 mg
- Isotretinoin 40 mg
- Isotretinoin 30 mg
- Isotretinoin 10 mg
- Isotretinoin 20 mg
- Sulfasalazine Delayed Release 500 mg
- Zenatane 30 mg
- Zenatane 40 mg
References
- Wolfmeier, U., Schmidt, H., Heinrichs, F.L., et al. 2000. Waxes. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.
Further information
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