Antioxidants sodium bisulfite

Ascorbic acid is added to many foods for its nutritive value. It is used extensively as an antioxidant to prevent flavors and colors from being damaged by oxidation. It is often used in canned or frozen fruits to prevent the browning that accompanies oxidation. While not as powerful an antioxidant as sodium bisulfite, it has a better nutritional reputation. 

Stablizers. Stabilizers are ingredients added to a formula to decrease the rate of decomposition of the active ingredients. Antioxidants are the principal stabilizers added to some ophthalmic solutions, primarily those containing epinephrine and other oxidizable drugs. Sodium bisulfite or metabisulfite are used in concentration up to 0.3% in epinephrine hydrochloride and bitartrate solutions. Epinephrine borate solutions have a pH range of 5.5 7.5 and offer a more difficult challenge to formulators who seek to prevent oxidation. Several patented antioxidant systems have been developed specifically for this compound. These consist of ascorbic acid and acetylcysteine, and sodium bisulfite and 8-hydroxyquinoline. Isoascorbic acid is also an effective antioxidant for this drug. Sodium thiosulfate is used with sodium sulfacetamide solutions. 

Optionally, an antioxidant such as 0.02% sodium bisulfite or 0.5% cystein may be added if necessary. 

Antioxidant Agent that inhibits oxidation and thus is used to prevent deterioration of preparations by oxidative process Ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, hypophosphorus acid, monothioglycerol, propyl gallate, sodium ascorbate, sodium bisulfite, sodium formaldehyde, sulfoxylate, sodium metabisulfite... 

Buffers can also be provided in parenteral formulations to ensure the required pH needed for solubility and/or stability considerations. Other excipients included in parenteral products are preservatives (e.g., benzyl alcohol, p-hydroxybenzoate esters, and phenol), antioxidants (e.g., ascorbic acid, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, cysteine, and butyl hydroxy anisole), surfactants (e.g., polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate), and emulsifying agents (e.g., polysorbates). An inert gas (such as nitrogen) can also be used to enhance drug stability. Stability and solubility can also be enhanced by the addition of complexation and chelating agents such as the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid salts. For a more detailed list of approved excipients in parenteral products, the reader should consult the monographs within the USP. 

Sodium bisulfite Antioxidant, isotonicity, stabilizer iv, im, sc, other inj. 

Sodium metabisulfite is used as an antioxidant at low pH, sodium bisulfite at intermediate pH, and sodium sulfite at higher pH values. A specification for sodium metabisulfite is contained in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC). 

The change in colour of a 20% solution of povidone K 17 (Kollidon 17 PF) in water was from a slight yellow tint (Yellow 7 according to Ph.Eur.) to stronger yellow (Yellow 4) after thermal sterilization at 120-121 °C for 20 min. The addition of 0.2% of sodium bisulfite provided excellent colour stabilization. Ascorbic acid cannot be used as an antioxidant as it undergoes hydrolysis itself, giving rise to an even darker yellow-brown colour. 

If sodium bisulfite is to be used as an antioxidant in parenteral preparations, the legal situation in the respective country must be considered. 

E223 Sodium bisulfite Sulfurous acid salt Antioxidant, preservative Allergic and skin reactions 0-0.7 Frozen prawns, potatoes, alcoholic drinks, pickles, orange juice... 

Sulfites and bisulfites have been used extensively as preservatives in the food industry and also in drugs and bronchodilator inhalant solutions (1,2) as preservatives. Sodium metabisulfite is used commonly as an antioxidant in foods and drugs. As an additive in various pharmaceutical products, metabisulfite can cause unpleasant adverse reactions. 

Many excipients have been associated with adverse reactions in those ingesting drugs and vitamin/mineral formulations containing these compoundsJ78 79 Antioxidants (e.g., sodium sulfite, sodium and potassium bisulfites, and metabisulfites), bacterial preservatives (e.g., benzyl alcohol and benzalkonium chloride), artificial sweeteners (e.g., aspartame and saccharine), coloring agents (e.g., FD C yellow 5, blue 2, and red 40), and propylene glycol. A few examples of the toxic effects of these follow. 

The use of common antioxidants, such as water-soluble sodium bisulfate, sodium sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, L- and D-ascorbic acid, acetylcysteine, cysteine, thioglycerol, thioglycollic acid, thiolactic acid, thiourea, dithithreitol or oil-soluble propyl gallate, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, ascorbyl palmitate, nordihydroguaiaretic add, and a-tocopherol is widely made in pharmaceutical formulations. Oxygen-sensitive substances should be screened for their compatibility with a range of antioxidants. One of the most commonly used antioxidants is metabisulfite. It should be noted that bisulfite has also been known to catalyze... 

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