Meglumine
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 6, 2021.
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.
Top Medications with this excipient
- Amlodipine Besylate and Telmisartan 10 mg / 80 mg
- Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release 20 mg
- Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan 25 mg / 80 mg
- Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan 12.5 mg / 80 mg
- Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan 25 mg / 80 mg
- Lansoprazole Delayed Release 15 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed-Release 40 mg
- PrandiMet 500 mg / 1 mg
- Prandin 2 mg
- Pravastatin Sodium 40 mg
- Pravastatin Sodium 80 mg
- Pravastatin Sodium 20 mg
- Repaglinide 0.5 mg
- Repaglinide 0.5 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 40 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 40 mg
- Telmisartan 20 mg
- Telmisartan 40 mg
References
[1] Chemicaland21. Meglumine. Accessed February 21, 2015 at http://www.chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/N-METHYL-D-GLUCAMINE.htm
Further information
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