Carrageenan Sodium
Carrageenan Sodium is a sulfated polysaccharide derived from red seaweed, primarily used as a thickening, gelling, and stabilizing agent in food and some pharmaceutical formulations. While it is generally recognized as safe in food applications, its use in therapeutic medications is limited and not well-established as a primary active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Carrageenan Sodium is a seaweed-derived compound mainly used as a food additive and excipient rather than as an active therapeutic agent.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 1593445
- Generic
- Carrageenan Sodium
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Not established as a therapeutic agent for treating medical conditions. Used primarily as an excipient (inactive ingredient) in some pharmaceutical formulations for its gelling and stabilizing properties.
Functions as a thickening and stabilizing agent; no specific pharmacological mechanism of action as a medication is documented.
Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by regulatory agencies for food use. Some research has explored topical antiviral applications, but clinical evidence is limited. The 'pin-variant' classification is non-standard and may indicate a specific formulation variant or proprietary preparation.
Official drug label
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