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starch tablets

Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico · FDA-approved active Small molecule

Starch tablets provide a source of carbohydrates for nutritional supplementation or as a pharmaceutical excipient/filler.

Starch tablets provide a source of carbohydrates for nutritional supplementation or as a pharmaceutical excipient/filler. Used for Nutritional supplementation (if marketed as such).

At a glance

Generic namestarch tablets
Also known asplacebo
SponsorCoordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
ModalitySmall molecule
Therapeutic areaNutritional supplement / Pharmaceutical excipient
PhaseFDA-approved

Mechanism of action

Starch is a polysaccharide that serves as an inert pharmaceutical ingredient commonly used as a binder, filler, or disintegrant in tablet formulations. When used as a standalone product, starch tablets may provide dietary carbohydrate supplementation. Starch itself has no direct pharmacological mechanism of action on disease pathways.

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