Alginic acid is used in a variety of oral and topical pharmaceutical formulations. In tablet and capsule formulations, alginic acid is used as both a binder and disintegrating agent at concentrations of 1–5% w/w.(1,2) Alginic acid is widely used as a thickening and suspending agent in a variety of pastes, creams, and gels and as a stabilizing agent for oil-in-water emulsions. It is a Release-modifying agent, stabilizing agent, suspending agent, tastemasking agent, viscosity-increasing agent.