Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)

What is it?

Ammonium phosphate dibasic ((NH4)2HPO4), also known as diammonium phosphate and diammonium hydrogen phosphate, is a water-soluble ammonium phosphate salt that is produced when ammonia reacts with phosphoric acid. Ammonium phosphate dibasic has various industrial uses, including as a yeast nutrient in winemaking and to aid in cheese culturing, as a phosphate source in fertilizers, and as a component of commercial fire-fighting materials. In pharmacy, it has been as an antirheumatic.