Pharmaceutical Glaze
DEFINITION
Pharmaceutical Glaze is a specially denatured alcoholic solution of Shellac containing between 20.0% and 57.0% of anhydrous shellac and is made with either dehydrated alcohol or alcohol containing 5% water by volume. The solvent is a specially denatured alcohol approved for glaze manufacturing by the Internal Revenue Service. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of shellac. It may contain waxes and titanium dioxide as an opaquing agent.