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 25 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 10 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 15 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg
- Cartia XT 240 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 420 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 120 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release (CD) 180 mg
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / 500 mg
- Kapidex 30 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 200 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 50 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 25 mg
- Nifedical XL 60 mg
- Nifedical XL 30 mg
- Omeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release 20 mg (base)
- Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended Release 100 mg
- Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended Release 300 mg
- Videx EC 400 mg
