Methacrylic Acid - Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer (1:2)
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:2), also known as methacrylic acid copolymer, Type B - NF, is an excipient used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
It is a solid white powder with dissolution above pH of 7.0, 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 upper bowel of the gastrointestinal tract.[1]
[1] Evonik Industries. Eudragit. Eudragit S 100. Description. Accessed 8/15/2012. http://eudragit.evonik.com/product/eudragit/en/products-services/eudragit-products/enteric-formulations/s-100/pages/default.aspx
Top Medications with this excipient
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- 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)
- Cartia XT 120 mg (Andrx Pharmaceuticals)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 420 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 360 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 180 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 120 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 240 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release (CD) 120 mg (Actavis)
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 1.25 mg / 250 mg (Actavis Inc.)
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 50 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 25 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Omeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release 20 mg (base) (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Videx EC 125 mg (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)
- VIDEX EC 200 MG (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- Videx EC 250 mg (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- Videx EC 400 mg (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
