What's in Systane
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Alcon Laboratories, Inc., which lists 13 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 8 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 1 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 11. 5 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 1
- Propylene glycolC3H8O2
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Lubricant from source
As a pure substance: LD50 22,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Inactive ingredients 7
- Boric acidBH3O3
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 1,780 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidC10H16N2O8
Inactive ingredient (on the label as edetate disodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Potassium chlorideClK
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 383 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
- Sodium chlorideClNa
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- SorbitolC6H14O6
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 15,900 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
- Sodium hydroxideHNaO
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 40 mg/kg (mouse, other) from source
Systane also lists polyethylene glycol 400 as an active ingredient; it is not yet in MoleculeFinder.
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