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Approval Year

1959
138
Name Type Language
METHYLCELLULOSE, UNSPECIFIED
Common Name English
methylcellulose [INN]
Common Name English
METHYL ETHER OF CELLULOSE
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSE [MI]
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSE [JAN]
Common Name English
Cellulose methyl ether
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSUM [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSES
II  
Common Name English
METHYLCELLULOSE
INN   MI   USP   VANDF   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
INN   INCI  
Official Name English
METHYLCELLULOSES [II]
Common Name English
Methylcellulose [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
INS-461
Code English
METHYLCELLULOSE [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
E-461
Code English
INS NO.461
Code English
METHYL CELLULOSE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (GSFA) INS-461
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CFR 21 CFR 349.12
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DSLD 3337 (Number of products:1)
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WHO-ATC A06AC06
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NCI_THESAURUS C29697
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JECFA EVALUATION INS-461
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DSLD 1140 (Number of products:5)
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WHO-VATC QA06AC06
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Code System Code Type Description
INN
159
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
METHYLCELLULOSES
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PRIMARY Description: A white, yellowish white, or greyish white powder or loose, cotton-like, fibrous material; odourless. Solubility: Practically insoluble in hot water, ethanol (~750 g/l) TS, ether R, and acetone R; soluble in glacial acetic acid R and in a mixture of equal volumes of ethanol (~750 g/l) TS and chloroform R. Category: Coating agent; viscosity-increasing agent; tablet binder.Storage: Methylcellulose should be kept in a well-closed container. Labelling: The designation on the container of Methylcellulose should state its viscosity. Additional information: Methylcellulose is hygroscopic after drying. In cold water it swells and produces a clear to opalescent, viscous, colloidal suspension which is neutral to litmus R.Definition: Methylcellulose is a methyl ether of cellulose.Methylcellulose contains not less than 26.0% and not more than the equivalent of 32.0% of methoxy (-OCH3) groups.
RS_ITEM_NUM
1424506
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CAS
9004-67-5
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GENERIC (FAMILY)
DAILYMED
Z944H5SN0H
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RXCUI
6873
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FDA UNII
Z944H5SN0H
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CHEBI
53448
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MESH
D008747
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EVMPD
SUB03240MIG
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WIKIPEDIA
METHYL CELLULOSE
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2109198
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NCI_THESAURUS
C29253
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DRUG BANK
DB11228
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One of these components may be present:
METHYLCELLULOSE (100 MPA.S)
METHYLCELLULOSE (1500 MPA.S)
METHYLCELLULOSE (400 MPA.S)
METHYLCELLULOSE (25 MPA.S)
METHYLCELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S)
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