Name
METHYL CELLULOSE
Mode of Action
METHYLCELLULOSE USED AS EMULSIFYING, SUSPENDING AND THICKENING AGENTS AND AS BINDING, DISINTEGRATING. IT IS EMPLOYED AS AN EMULSIFIER AND STABILISER IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. IT IS ALSO USED CLINICALLY AS A BULK-FORMING AGENT.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 6 GM DAILY IN DIVIDED DOSES WITH PLENTY OF FLUID.
Drug Group
[BULK FORMING AGENT] , [EMULSIFIER] , [SUSPENDING AGENT] , [THICKENING AGENT] , [LAXATIVE, BULK FORMING]
Cross Reaction
METHYLCELLULOSE LOWER THE TRANSIT TIME THROUGH THE GUT AND COULD AFFECT THE ABSORPTION OF OTHER DRUGS.
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