Meglumine
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 6, 2025.
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.
Some examples of medications containing Meglumine
- Desloratadine 5 mg
- Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release 20 mg
- Lansoprazole Delayed Release 15 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 40 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed-Release 20 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed-Release 40 mg
- Oxcarbazepine 600 mg
- Oxcarbazepine 150 mg
- Oxcarbazepine 300 mg
- Pravastatin Sodium 10 mg
- Pravastatin Sodium 40 mg
- Repaglinide 1 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 20 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 5 mg
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 10 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 40 mg
- Telmisartan 80 mg
- Telmisartan 40 mg
References
- Chemicaland21. Meglumine. Accessed February 21, 2015 at http://www.chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/N-METHYL-D-GLUCAMINE.htm
Further information
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