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Croscarmellose sodium

CAS 74811-65-7

Croscarmellose sodium chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Croscarmellose sodium in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose sodium · Cross-linked cellulose gum · Cross-linked cmc · Cross-linked sodium cmc · E-468 · Ins NO.468

Show all 12 names

INS-468 · Modified cellulose gum · Sodium croscarmellose · Ac-di-sol · Croscarmellose-sodium · Primellose

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Croscarmellose sodium yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Croscarmellose sodium appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database22 entries — 3 administration routes
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 1 %w/vSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 257 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 198 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 72 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 127 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 53 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE; Maximum daily exposure: 150 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 282 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: PELLET; Maximum daily exposure: 162 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: 11.25 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 150 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 736 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 216 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 224 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 280 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE PARTICLES; Maximum daily exposure: 64 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 392 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 330 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 1875 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 184 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TROCHE; Maximum daily exposure: 50 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 10 mgSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Croscarmellose sodium yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Croscarmellose sodium; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Croscarmellose sodium in the catalog.