Polyvidone Other names: Povidone Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Active ingredient description

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), also commonly called polyvidone or povidone, is a water-soluble polymer made from the monomer N-vinylpyrrolidone. Polyvinylpyrrolidone is used as a lubricant in some eye drops.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
S01XA20 Artificial tears and other indifferent preparations S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01X Other ophthalmologicals → S01XA Other ophthalmologicals
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External identifiers

CAS Substance: 9003-39-8
DrugBank Drug: DB11061
KEGG Drug: D02295
RxNorm Ingredient: 8610
UNII Identifier: FZ989GH94E
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED

Medicines

Polyvidone is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

Canada (CA)

Cyprus (CY)

France (FR)

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

  • (combination) REFRESH as Povidone

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

  • (combination) REFRESH as Povidone

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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