Australian Approved Name (AAN): Lactic acid
Common name/s and synonyms: Lactic acid anhydrous
Molecular Formula: C3H6O3
Molecular weight: 90.08
Warnings and Restrictions: When used as an active ingredient, can only be supplied as an uncompounded medicine substance packed for retail sale, and must comply with an uncompounded substance monograph of the British Pharmacopeia, as in force or existing from time to time.
Sponsors should consider the impact of excipients containing alpha hydroxy acids on the sensitivity of the skin to sunlight and should ensure the finished medicine is safe for its intended purpose.
Allowable purpose of the ingredient: Active. Excipient. Homeopathic
TGA reference: British Pharmacopoeia