Methacrylic Acid
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Methacrylic acid is the parent or precursor compound for many ester products used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, such as methacrylic acid coploymer. Many of the final ester compounds are used as excipients in manufacture of enteric coatings and delayed-release products.[1]
[1] Dow Chemicals. Methacrylic acid esters: Background Information. Accessed 8/15/2012. http://www.dow.com/assets/attachments/business/pmat/methacrylate_esters_background_information.pdf
Further information
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Top Medications with this excipient
- Aspirin Delayed Release 325 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 300 mg
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 50 mg
- Didanosine 400 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 500 mg
- Lamictal XR 100 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 250 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 25 mg
- Naproxen Enteric Coated 375 mg
- Naproxen Enteric Coated 500 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 40 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- Oxybutynin Chloride Extended Release 10 mg
- Oxybutynin Chloride Extended Release 5 mg
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg
- Vimovo esomeprazole 20 mg / naproxen 375 mg
- Vimovo esomeprazole 20 mg / naproxen 500 mg
