Meglumine
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 16, 2019.
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
Further information
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Top Medications with this excipient
- Amlodipine Besylate and Telmisartan 5 mg / 80 mg
- Amlodipine Besylate and Telmisartan 10 mg / 40 mg
- Amlodipine Besylate and Telmisartan 10 mg / 80 mg
- Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan 12.5 mg / 40 mg
- Hydrochlorothiazide and Telmisartan 12.5 mg / 80 mg
- Lansoprazole Delayed Release 15 mg
- Metformin Hydrochloride and Repaglinide 500 mg / 2 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- PrandiMet 500 mg / 1 mg
- Ramipril 1.25 mg
- Repaglinide 0.5 mg
- Repaglinide 2 mg
- Repaglinide 1 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 10 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 20 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 40 mg
