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
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 300 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 50 mg
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 75 mg
- Didanosine 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 125 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 500 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release (Sprinkle) 125 mg
- Ketoprofen extended release 200 mg
- Lamictal XR 250 mg
- Lamictal XR 50 mg
- Lamictal XR 200 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 300 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 100 mg
- Nexium 40 mg
- Nexium 20 mg
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg
- Oxybutynin Chloride Extended Release 15 mg
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg
- Vimovo esomeprazole 20 mg / naproxen 500 mg
