Yelena Ionova is a postdoctoral fellow in quality of Medical Products, University of California, San Francisco. This story originally featured on The Conversation. There are many more ingredients in ...

Oral forms of medications include inactive ingredients to help stabilize the drug or aid in its absorption. While these components are usually harmless, nearly all of these pills contain some ...

Some ingredients labeled as inactive may actually interact with a drug’s biological target, according to a recent study published July 24 in Science. Inactive ingredients usually add preservatives, ...

Some inactive ingredients commonly found in medicines may not be so inactive after all, according to a new study published today. Researchers found evidence in the lab that several ingredients, ...

What’s in that pill you just swallowed? The label on the bottle lists the drug’s active and inactive ingredients, but new research concludes some of those “inactive” ingredients aren’t so inactive.

The inactive ingredients found in medication, including things like fillers and dyes, may not be as inactive as they seem, according to a new study. Some of these compounds may have an active effect ...

The inactive ingredients that make up a major component of drug formulations may not be as inactive as previously thought, researchers report. According to a new study, some excipients generally ...

Yelena Ionova receives funding from U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Quality Institute. There are many more ingredients in every pill you take than what is listed on the bottle label. These other ...