Excipients
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Avoiding animal contents within medicines
22 July 2025Our guidance on supporting patients avoiding animal products, offers you informed, patient-centred advice regarding animal containing or derived medicines.
Key principles on avoiding ingredients in medicines
22 July 2025Spiritual, religious, cultural, and lifestyle factors can affect preferences for excipients and active ingredients in medicines. We cover key principles.
Choosing vitamin D products for vegetarians or vegans
26 February 2025This article advises on choosing a vitamin D, or calcium and vitamin D, product for vegetarian or vegan patients.
Assessing the clinical impact of lactose in medicines
21 January 2025People with lactose intolerance may request lactose-free medicines although the amounts, when present as an excipient, are unlikely to cause symptoms in most.
Assessing suitability of medicines in a ketogenic diet
14 August 2024We advise on how to establish the carbohydrate content of a medicine and assess its suitability for a person on a medical ketogenic diet.
Searching for presence or absence of an excipient in medicines
24 June 2024Guidance on using the electronic medicines compendium (eMC) advanced search function, other suggested reference sources and tips for acting on search results.
Understanding excipients in medicines
24 June 2024Guidance on excipients and suggested resources to help find information to support queries about excipients and decision making is provided
Considering sodium content of medicines
26 October 2021High sodium content can make some medicines unsuitable for patients on a salt-restricted diet. Alternative products exist for a range of conditions.
Excipients
All our advice relating to considerations for excipients.