Title: Calcium Polycarbophil
CAS Registry Number: 9003-97-8
Manufacturers' Codes: WL-140
Trademarks: Carbofil; Mitrolan (Robins); Quival (Schering); Sorboquel (Schering)
Literature References: Calcium salt of a synthetic loosely crosslinked hydrophilic resin of the polycarboxylic type. Review of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical efficacy, and adverse effects: I. E. Danhof, Pharmacotherapy 2, 18-28 (1982).
Therap-Cat: Cathartic.
Keywords: Laxative/Cathartic. |