{"id":17738,"date":"2021-07-28T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=17738"},"modified":"2021-07-02T14:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T18:15:51","slug":"advil-caplets-source-of-stearic-acid-and-polysorbate-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/28\/advil-caplets-source-of-stearic-acid-and-polysorbate-80\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVIL CAPLETS: Source of Stearic Acid and Polysorbate 80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/advil_caplets__53345.1568217120-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/advil_caplets__53345.1568217120-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/advil_caplets__53345.1568217120-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/advil_caplets__53345.1568217120-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/advil_caplets__53345.1568217120.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A reader passed the following along to VRG in reference to an inquiry into some of the ingredients in Advil Caplets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I got this today and am passing it along in case it&#8217;s\nuseful.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for contacting GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare\nregarding Advil Caplets requesting for the below information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your enquiry on Advil Caplets marketed by\nGlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that Advil film coated tablets are no longer\navailable and are discontinued from the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ingredients in Advil Caplets include: Ibuprofen 200mg,\nacetylated monoglycerides, colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch,\ncroscarmellose sodium, methylparaben, microcrystalline cellulose,\npharmaceutical glaze, pharmaceutical ink, povidone, pregelatinized starch,\npropylparaben, sodium benzoate, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearic acid, sucrose,\nsynthetic iron oxide, titanium dioxide, and white wax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stearic Acid is not animal derived and unfortunately, we\ncannot state the exact source of the stearic acid as it is considered proprietary\nby the manufacturers of the material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that Polysorbate 80 is not present in Advil\nCaplets. However, please be informed that Polysorbate 80 used in some of our\nAdvil products is produced by a chemical synthetic process and is not animal or\npant derived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to using a product, we recommend you to always check\nthe list of ingredients printed on the product pack and follow the usage\ninstructions. If you are unsure whether a product is suitable for you, kindly\nconsult your physician or healthcare professional prior to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GSK Consumer Relations Healthcare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contents of this posting, our email, our website, and\nour other publications, including Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to\nprovide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a\nqualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be\n100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and\nmistakes can be made. Please use your best judgment about whether a product is\nsuitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader passed the following along to VRG in reference to an inquiry into some of the ingredients in Advil Caplets. &#8220;I got this today and am passing it along in case it&#8217;s useful.&#8221; Thank you for contacting GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare regarding Advil Caplets requesting for the below information: Thank you for your enquiry on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17740,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17738\/revisions\/17740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}