Polyvinyl alcohol

Chemical formula: (C₂H₄O)ⁿ 

Active ingredient description

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
Discover more medicines within S01XA20

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 9002-89-5
DrugBank Drug: DB11060
RxNorm Ingredient: 8570
SNOMED-CT Concept: 83619009
Polyvinyl alcohol (substance)
UNII Identifier: 532B59J990
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED

Medicines

Polyvinyl alcohol is an active ingredient of these brands:

Australia (AU)

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

Ecuador (EC)

France (FR)

  • (combination) REFRESH as Polyvinyl alcohol

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

South Africa (ZA)

Turkey (TR)

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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