Methacrylic Acid - Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer (1:2)
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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]
Top medications with this excipient
- Altoprev 20 mg
- Aspirin and Extended-Release Dipyridamole 25 mg / 200 mg
- Cartia XT 300 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 180 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 360 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 240 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release (CD) 120 mg
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release (SR) 120 mg
- Glipizide Extended Release 5 mg
- Glyburide and Metformin Hydrochloride 1.25 mg / 250 mg
- Lamotrigine Extended-Release 100 mg
- Lialda 1.2 g
- Mesalamine delayed-release 800 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 200 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 25 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 50 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 100 mg
- Nifedical XL 60 mg
- Omeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release 20 mg (base)
- Sular 8.5 mg
References
- 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
Further information
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