Structured Summary
Abstract
A polyvinyl polymer of variable molecular weight; used as suspending and dispersing agent and vehicle for pharmaceuticals; also used as blood volume expander.
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Synonyms
36 entry terms
- Polvidone
- Polyvidon
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone
- Povidone, Unspecified
- Polyvidons
- Unspecified Povidone
- Arufil
- Bolinan
- Bolinan 40
- Crospovidone
- Dulcilarmes
- Duratears Free
- Enterodes
- Enterodez
- Hypotears
- Kollidon
- Lacophtal
- Lacri-Stulln
- Lagrifilm
- Liquifilm Lagrimas
- Nutrivisc
- Oculotect
- PVP 40
- Periston
- Plasdone
- Polyplasdone XL
- Protagens
- Protagent
- Unifluid
- Vidirakt S mit PVP
- Vidisic PVP Ophtiole
- Wet-Comod
- Dulcilarme
- Enterode
- Hypotear
- Protagen
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19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
81; was POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE 1963-80
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Povidone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011205
- Povidone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinylpyrrolidone
- Povidone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413433