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 81 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 300 mg
- Didanosine 250 mg
- Didanosine 200 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 125 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 500 mg
- Entocort EC 3 mg
- Lamictal XR 200 mg
- Lamictal XR 300 mg
- Lamictal XR 25 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 200 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 50 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 10 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed Release 40 mg
- Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed Release 20 mg
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg
- Vimovo esomeprazole 20 mg / naproxen 500 mg
