title: Non-medicinal ingredients.
abstract: Many drug products contain excipients which perform important functions in terms of stability, solubility and identification. Excipients should not be considered as inactive ingredients, as they have been associated with a wide range of adverse reactions in some individuals. Monitoring for excipient toxicity is important. Equally important, is the provision of non-medicinal ingredient information on packaging, patient information leaflets and prescribing information, as most excipient-related toxicity is preventable when the formulation is known.
authors.affiliation: Medicines Control Agency, Department of Health, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004348:Drug Labeling; D005079:Excipients / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D005079:Excipients