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Starch
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Michael Jones <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 01:41:36 GMT
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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

> Is sodium starch glycolate in the same category as plain starch when
> listed as a drug's inactive ingredient, ie always cornstarch?

Please do not confuse the term starch as applies to foods and medicines.

In US foods, starch as a single term is always cornstarch.  In other
countries, I am not sure about the rules.

In US drugs, starch can be any carbohydrate.

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Michael Jones ([log in to unmask]) Orlando, FL USA
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