CARMELLOSE CALCIUM AND CARMELLOSE SODIUM HAVE A VARIETY OF PHARMACEUTICAL USES, INCLUDING USE AS SUSPENDING, THICKENING, AND EMULSIFYING AGENTS, AND AS DISINTEGRANTS, BINDERS, AND COATING AGENTS IN TABLETS. CARMELLOSE SODIUM IS ALSO USED AS AN EMULSIFIER OR STABILISER IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM IS USED AS A TABLET DISINTEGRANT.