how to know details of medicine by entering medicine name
What ingredients are in my medicine?
Knowing how find information medicine ingredients can help you make better choices about your medicines.
Medicines are made active ingredients and inactive ingredient. can also contain traces of other substances used during manufacture.
Active ingredient
Active ingredients product medicinal effect.
Some example active ingredient:
paracetamol in pain relief medicine
in cholesterol-lowering medicines
acid (vitamin C) in some multivitamin.
Inactive ingredient
Inactive ingredients (also known as )all the other non-active ingredients used in medicinee inactive ingredient are essential for medicine to function intended.
Some example of type of inactive ingredient :
preservatives
flavours
colours
fillers that help a tablet together.
Manufacturing aids
A manufacturing aid is substance that helps make the medicine but is not meant to stay in it. Sometimes medicines have trace amount these substances, but they are not considered medicine ingredie.
Some examples of manufacturing aid are:
soy oil used as lubricant
egg used to culture vaccine.
How find ingredient information
To find out about ingredients in your medicine, first check medicine label. label include important information about the medicine, including:
the name and amount of the medicine's
any common allergens that are ingredient in medicine, such as milk products
any common allergens used in the manufacture the medicine that are to be present in the medicine.
Medicine labels do not always list all the inactive ingredient the medicine.
For prescription and some over-the-counter medicine, information about and inactive ingredients is in the consumer medicines information leaflet. The also explains how to use the medicine can ask pharmacist for a copy or find it through the database.
For all medicines, information about active and inactive ingredients is available the website, in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ) summary for each medicine. find the summary for a medicine, use the “Search” box by entering either the medicine name or the medicine's number (found on the label).
The summary lists the formulation of medicine, with inactive ingredients in alphabetical order. The medicine's summary does not include information on:
any manufacturing aids
the components of an (such as caffeine a herbal extract)
the source of an ingredient ( whether ingredient is of animal origin, or whether it is natural or synthetic)
ingredients within , fragrance or colour mixes.
Contact medicine company information about a medicine you concerned about possible allergen. The company's contact detail are on the medicine label.
Safety of medicine ingredients in Australia
We regulate medicines according their medicine is 100% risk-free.
We assess the ingredient in medicines make sure they are appropriate for their intended purpose. For example, if an ingredient is safe to use on skin but not in the eye,may be allowed in a topical cream but not in eye drop.
Where a medicine ingredient has risk, we take step to lessen the may limit the amount allowed in a medicine a warning on the label.
Some people are sensitive to substances that do not cause any health issues general population.this is case for you, talk with your doctor about these sensitivities.
Medicine ingredients and pregnancy
Pregnancy information medicines is the medicine label and in the .
Always talk to your doctor about taking of medication during pregnancy.
Need more information?
If you are concerned about the ingredients other information that may not be on a label, it is best to contact the medicine company. Their contact detail are the medicine label.
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