Methacrylic Acid - Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer (1:1) Type A
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is Methacrylic Acid - Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer (1:1) Type A?
Methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, also known as Methacrylic Acid Copolymer, Type C – NF, is an excipient used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
It is a solid white powder with dissolution above pH of 5.5, and is used in enteric coatings for fast dissolution in the upper bowel, for granulation of drug substances in powder form for controlled-release, and for site-specific drug delivery. It is typically released in the duodenum in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]
[1] Evonik Industries. Eudragit. Eudragit L 100-55. Description. Accessed 8/15/2012. http://eudragit.evonik.com/product/eudragit/en/products-services/eudragit-products/enteric-formulations/l-100-55/pages/default.aspx
Top Medications Containing Methacrylic Acid - Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer (1:1) Type A
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended Release (XL) 150 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended Release (XL) 300 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 300 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Campral 333 mg (Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Dexilant 60 mg (Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.)
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 75 mg (Pack Pharmaceuticals, LLC)
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 500 mg (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
- Flomax 0.4 mg (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Lansoprazole Delayed Release 30 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 50 mg (Wockhardt USA)
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 25 mg (Wockhardt USA)
- Naproxen Delayed Release 500 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg (Apotex Corp.)
- Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed Release 40 mg (ESI Lederle Generics)
- Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed Release 40 mg (Matrix Laboratories Limited)
- Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release 40 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Protonix 40 mg (Wyeth)
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
