Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (Eye Drops), Used To Relieve Eye Dryness and Soreness
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (also known as hypromellose) is a type of sulfur compound commonly used in the pharmaceuticals industry. Hypromellose is a viscous, semisimple, inert, optical, synthetic polymer found as eye drops, in various commercial products, and an excipient and control delivery element in many oral drugs. It has applications in various fields such as anti-inflammatory, blood vessel dilating, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-tumor and styptic, as well as prostate, rheumatic, and skeletal diseases. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is a viscoelastic, semi-substrate, controlled-release polymer typically used as an injector and exciter injection solution in oral medications, found in various commercial cosmetic products. Hypromellose ophthalmic systems are usually made with silicone hydrochloride, calcium hydroxyapatite, or polymethylmethacrylate, a material which contains aluminum, boron, or phosphorus. This material can be added to silicone hydrodensives and then i...