Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Regulatory

Product Regulatory Information — Global Regulatory Status of Lubrizol's Polymers

    Pharmacopoeia Monograph
Compendial Name
    Drug Master File Number
Product Trade
Name
Residual
Solvent 
United States
(USP/NF)
Europe
(Ph. Eur.)
Japan¹
(JPE)
U.S.  Europe
Carbopol® Polymers
71G NF Ethyl acetate  Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  17095
26860
 
971P NF Ethyl acetate  Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  7170
26860
 
974P NF  Ethyl acetate  Carbomer Homopolymer Type B
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 934P
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  7170
26860
Yes
980 NF  Cosolvent²  Carbomer Homopolymer Type C
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 940
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  10072 Yes
981 NF  Cosolvent²  Carbomer Homopolymer Type A
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 941
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  10071  
5984 EP Cosolvent²  Carbomer Homopolymer Type B
Previous USP/NF Name: Carbomer 934
Carbomers  Carboxyvinyl Polymer  13855  
Carbopol® Polymers
934 NF  Benzene Carbomer 934    Carboxyvinyl Polymer  153  
934P NF  Benzene Carbomer 934P    Carboxyvinyl Polymer  153  
940 NF  Benzene Carbomer 940    Carboxyvinyl Polymer  153  
941 NF  Benzene Carbomer 941    Carboxyvinyl Polymer  153  
1342 NF  Benzene Carbomer 1342     7757  
Pemulen™ Polymers
TR-1 NF  Cosolvent²  Carbomer Copolymer Type B     7757  
TR-2 NF  Cosolvent²  Carbomer Copolymer Type A     7757 Yes
Carbopol® Polymers
ETD 2020 NF Cosolvent²  Carbomer Interpolymer Type B     12924  
Ultrez 10 NF  Cosolvent²  Carbomer Interpolymer Type A     12954  
Noveon® Polycarbophils
AA-1 USP Ethyl acetate  Polycarbophil      7618  


¹ Based on customer request, Lubrizol certifies select lots of product against the JPE Carboxyvinyl Polymer Monograph.
² Cosolvent system made using cyclohexane and ethyl acetate