Methacrylic Acid
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 19, 2018.
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
- Adzenys XR-ODT 15.7 mg
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- Lamictal XR 100 mg
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- Oxybutynin Chloride Extended-Release 5 mg
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg
