Sweeteners, Flavorings, and Dyes in Antibiotic Preparations
| Autor: | Ashir Kumar, Mark R. Weatherly, Dana C. Beaman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.drug_class digestive oral and skin physiology Cephalosporin Antibiotics food and beverages Antimicrobial Surgery chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Ampicillin Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Food science Mannitol Lactose business Sugar Saccharin medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 87:352-360 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| DOI: | 10.1542/peds.87.3.352 |
| Popis: | Even though a variety of adverse effects caused by sweeteners, flavorings, and dyes in susceptible individuals have been reported, there is no good single reference with information about these substances in pediatric antimicrobials. Data on sweeteners, flavorings, and dyes in 91 antimicrobial preparations were collected. Sucrose was present in 74 (85%) of 87 preparations, followed by saccharin in 30 (34%) preparations. Mannitol, lactose, and sorbitol were each present in 7 preparations. None of the preparations were free of sweeteners. Thirty-four (37%) of 91 preparations did not specify the flavoring content. While cherry was the most common flavoring used, there were 25 other flavorings. Thirteen different dyes and coloring agents were used in these antimicrobials. Red dye no. 40 was present in 45% of preparations. Tables detailing sweeteners, flavorings, and dyes in different groups of antimicrobials (amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalosporins, erythromycin, penicillins, sulfonamides, and others) and adverse effects reported with these inert ingredients are presented. These tables should be helpful to physicians in selecting an antimicrobial containing a different sweetener and/or dye when an adverse reaction occurs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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