Meglumine
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Meglumine, C7H17NO5, is often used in conjunction with iodinated organic compounds as contrast medium such as the radiopaque agents diatrizoate meglumine and iodipamide meglumine. It is also known as N-Methyl-D-glucamine and comes as a white crystalline, dry powder. Meglumine is also used as an excipient in the pharmaceutical industry, derived from sorbitol, a sugar alcohol.
[1] Chemicaland21. Meglumine. Accessed February 21, 2015 at http://www.chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/N-METHYL-D-GLUCAMINE.htm
Top Medications with this excipient
- Desloratadine 5 mg (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
- Lansoprazole Delayed Release 15 mg (McKesson)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 10 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 40 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Oxcarbazepine 150 mg (Glenmark Generics Inc.)
- Oxcarbazepine 300 mg (Glenmark Generics Inc.)
- Oxcarbazepine 600 mg (Glenmark Generics Inc.)
- PrandiMet 500 mg / 2 mg (Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- PrandiMet 500 mg / 1 mg (Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- Pravastatin Sodium 80 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Pravastatin Sodium 80 mg (Glenmark Generics Inc.)
- Pravastatin Sodium 10 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Pravastatin Sodium 20 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Pravastatin Sodium 40 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Pravastatin Sodium 10 mg (Glenmark Generics Inc.)
- Ramipril 5 mg (Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
- Ramipril 1.25 mg (Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
- Ramipril 2.5 mg (Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
- Ramipril 10 mg (Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
