Polycarbophil 5 41
Table II: Pharmacopeial specifications for calcium polycarbophil.
Test USP 28
Identification þ phil–econazole complex. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998;
Loss on drying 410%
Absorbing power 535 g/g
Organic volatile impurities þ systemic immune responses to a vaginal vaccine coadministered
Calcium content (on dried basis) 18–22%
water absorbency of polycarbophil. The swollen polycarbo-
phil gel then acts as a bulk laxative as it moves through the
gastrointestinal tract.
18 Comments
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21 Authors
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22 Date of Revision
25 August 2005.