Carboxymethylcellulose
Key facts at a glance
- ATC
- S01XA20
- RxNorm
- 20610
- Generic
- Carboxymethylcellulose
- Class
- unclassified
- Brands
- Eyes Alive Lubricating, TheraTears
- Availability
- otc
- Pregnancy
- N
- Lactation
- safe
- Half-life (h)
- 0
- Onset (min)
- 5
- Duration (h)
- 6
- Routes
- oral, ophthalmic
- Forms
- ophthalmic solution, ophthalmic gel, ophthalmic drops, oral powder, oral tablet
- Regions
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, European Union, Japan, India, Brazil
- Monitoring
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