The NHSBSA only collects data on selected, 'interesting' excipients that are included in the BNF, rather than all excipients listed on the SmPC. The drop down list on the submission page displays a list of these 'interesting' excipients.
Product Flavour
If your product contains any flavourings, click on the flavour from the drop down list.
Gluten Free Product
Select either "yes" or "no" to show if your product is gluten-free.
If gluten free is not applicable for your product, select not applicable.
If emc in-demand has auto-populated this field with Unspecified, this means that the information has not been provided previously.
Preservative Free Product
This category relates only to eye drops.
Select either yes or no to show if your eye drops are preservative free.
If your product is not an eye drop, select not applicable.
If emc med data dm+d has auto-populated this field with "Unspecified", this means that the information has not been provided previously.
Sugar Free Product
The definition of sugar free is based on the current BNF definition. Sugar free is defined as an oral liquid product that either does not contain sugar or, if the product has prolonged contact in the mouth, does not contain cariogenic sugars.
Oral liquid preparations can be described as sugar free if they do not contain fructose, glucose or sucrose. Preparations containing hydrogenated glucose syrup, mannitol, maltitol, sorbitol or xylitol are also marked sugar free since there is evidence that they do not cause dental caries.
This category relates to oral liquid preparations only.
Select either yes or no to show if your oral liquid preparation is sugar free.
If your product is not an oral liquid, select not applicable.
If emd med data dm+d has auto-populated this field with "Unspecified", this means that the information has not been provided previously.
CFC Free Product
This category only relates to pressurised inhalers and means that the product has no CFCs.
Select either yes or no to show if your pressurised inhaler is CFC free.
If your product is not a pressurised inhaler, select not applicable.
If emc med data dm+d has auto-populated this field with "Unspecified", this means that the information has not been provided previously.
