Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2015 Publisher: The Boots Company PLC, 1 Thane Road West, Nottingham NG2 3AA Trading as: Value Health
When taken by mouth, glycerin has demulcent properties.
Externally, glycerin has humectant emollient properties.
Glycerin is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and peak serum concentrations occur within 60-90 minutes. Following absorption, glycerin is distributed throughout the blood. It is metabolised to carbon dioxide and glycogen and is used in the synthesis of body fats principally in the liver. The elimination half life of glycerin is about 30-45 minutes.
There are no preclinical data of relevance to the prescriber which are additional to that already included.
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