Mar 14, 2019
Inactive Ingredients in Drugs May Be Less Inactive Than You Think
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in categories: biotech/medical, food
Egg protein, gelatin etc, ha. I can imagine loads of curling toes among vegetarians vegans and investors alike…ranging from pure horror to utter excitement…yay vegan and gluten free pills… a hole in the market.
The medicines you take contain a soup of active and inactive ingredients.
Active ingredients are the ones that provide a therapeutic benefit, while inactive ingredients are just that — inactive — meaning they don’t react in the body and are instead there to enhance the properties of the medication itself, such as its taste, appearance and ability to be absorbed by the body. [7 Bizarre Drug Side Effects]
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