Chemical Substance - Polysorbate 80
NHPID name:
Polysorbate 80
Reference:
Proper name(s):
Common name(s):
Category:
Approved Chemical Name
Toxicity restriction:
Upper limit:
25.0
Units:
Detail:
Acceptable daily intake up to 25 mg/kg body weight daily as total for polyoxyethylene derivatives
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Reference:
Roles
Non-medicinal
Purposes:
Dispersing Agent
,
Emulsifying Agent
,
Plasticizer
,
Solubilizing Agent
,
Stabilizing Agent
,
Surfactant - Hydrotrope
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Surfactant - Suspending Agent
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Wetting Agent
Restrictions:
General:
Detail:
Ophthalmic products with a concentration greater than or equal to 0.2% are considered a non-NHP.
Reference:
Non-NHP
Rationale:
A non-NHP because not a naturally occurring substance included in Schedule 1 of the NHP Regulations.
Reference: NNHPD