Methacrylic Acid - Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer (1:1)
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), also known as Methacrylic Acid Copolymer, Type A – NF, is an excipient used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
It is a solid white powder with dissolution above pH of 6.0, and is used in enteric coatings for fast dissolution in the upper bowel, for granulation of drug substances in powder form for controlled-release, and for site-specific drug delivery. It is typically released in the jejunum in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]
[1] Evonik Industries. Eudragit. Eudragit L 100. Description. Accessed 8/15/2012. http://eudragit.evonik.com/product/eudragit/en/products-services/eudragit-products/enteric-formulations/l-100/pages/default.aspx
Top Medications with this excipient
- Adderall XR 25 mg (Shire US Inc.)
- Adderall XR 10 mg (Shire US Inc.)
- Adderall XR 15 mg (Shire US Inc.)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 25 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 10 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 15 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 10 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 15 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 25 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 75 mg (Carlsbad Technology, Inc.)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 420 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 360 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release (CD) 120 mg (Actavis)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release (LA) 20 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg (Kremers Urban)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 40 mg (Kremers Urban)
