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polycarbophil

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polycarbophil /poly·car·bo·phil/ (-kahr´bo-fil) a hydrophilic resin that is a bulk-forming laxative and also a gastrointestinal absorbent in the treatment of diarrhea; usually used as calcium p.
polycarbophil [pol″e-kahr´bo-fil]
a bulk-forming laxative that also acts as a gastrointestinal absorbent in the treatment of diarrhea; often used as the calcium salt (calcium polycarbophil).
polycarbophil
see calcium polycarbophil.
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Another brand is methylcellulose, guar gum or calcium polycarbophil.
Fiber Supplements - Different Types of Fiber by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community
Calcium polycarbophil compared with placebo in irritable bowel syndrome.
Irritable bowel syndrome: a practical review by Kuo, Braden / Southern Medical Journal
For example, FDA noted that analytical methods to determine satisfactory conformance to the final specifications and identity and strength of each active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) prior to release had not been validated for guaifenesin, psuedoephedrine, dextromethorphan, isoxsuprine, sennoside, bisacodyl, calcium polycarbophil and aspirin, as well as combinations of the aforementioned products.
Neil Labs, East Windsor, NJ, May 31 (New Jersey) by Warning Letter Bulletin
 
 
 
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