I do not know if you found it, most of the pills are white, which is why?
To explain this problem, we need to understand the composition of the tablets.In general, the tablet is composed of two major categories of substances, one is to play a therapeutic role of the drug, also known as the main drug; one is not physiologically active substances, They do not play a therapeutic role, the effectiveness of the main effects include: filling, bonding, disintegration and lubrication, and sometimes also play a coloring, flavoring and aesthetic effects, etc., in pharmacy, these materials collectively referred to as accessories. Under normal circumstances , The main drug content of each tablet is not large, few milligrams, also a few hundreds of milligrams, and the rest are all excipients. Excipients content is much larger than the main drug, which is the most used Starch. Starch is white, most of the main drug is also white, they are mixed together, making the pills appear white.
Of course, there are also some pills that do not follow suit, they will show a colorful look.For example, many Chinese medicine tablets have a color, such as berberine tablets, because its active ingredient is yellow, so that the starch is also stained yellow And there are blue anti-inflammatory gallbladder tablets, red dipyridamole tablets, black medicinal charcoal, etc., as well as some children's medicine, will be deliberately made beautiful colors to improve the child's medication compliance.
It should be noted that if the white tablets yellow, rough surface, loose or deliquescence, or crystallization, and even spots on the tablet surface, mold, smell, etc., indicating that the drug is likely to have metamorphism, even within the validity period, Must not take it anymore
Last reminder, white pills because there is no need to add too much sunscreens and other accessories, but also need your care. Remember to put them in a confined, dark environment to prevent exposure to air to be oxidized or moisture absorption, to avoid the Under the action of light to make the drug metamorphism. ▲
