Pharmaceutical Ingredients

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Product Regulatory Information — Global Regulatory Status of Lubrizol's Polymers

    Pharmacopoeia Monograph
Compendial Name
Drug Master File Number
Product Trade Name Residual Solvent United States
(USP/NF)
Europe
(Ph. Eur.)
Japan
(JPE)
U.S. Europe
Carbopol® Polymers
71G NF Ethyl acetate Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 17095  
971P NF Ethyl acetate Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 7170  
974P NF Ethyl acetate Carbomer Homopolymer Type B
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 934P
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 7170 Yes
980 NF Cosolvent1 Carbomer Homopolymer Type C
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 940
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 10072 Yes
981 NF Cosolvent1 Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 10071  
5984 EP Cosolvent1 Carbomer Homopolymer Type B
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 934
Carbomers Carboxyvinyl Polymer 13855  
Carbopol® Polymers
934 NF Benzene Carbomer 934   Carboxyvinyl Polymer 153  
934P NF Benzene Carbomer 934P   Carboxyvinyl Polymer 153  
940 NF Benzene Carbomer 940   Carboxyvinyl Polymer 153  
941 NF Benzene Carbomer 941   Carboxyvinyl Polymer 153  
1342 NF Benzene Carbomer 1342     7757  
Pemulen Polymers
TR-1 NF Cosolvent1 Carbomer Copolymer Type B     7757  
TR-2 NF Cosolvent1 Carbomer Copolymer Type A     7757 Yes
Carbopol® Polymers
Ultrez 10 NF Cosolvent1 Carbomer Interpolymer Type A     12945  
Noveon® Polycarbophils
AA-1 USP Ethyl acetate Polycarbophil     7618  
CA-1 USP Water Calcium polycarbophil     6542 Yes
CA-2 USP Water Calcium polycarbophil     6542 Yes

1 Cosolvent system made using cyclohexane and ethyl acetate

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