Poloxamer

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0106392-12-5

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Laxative

Chemical Name

Polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol block copolymer

Foreign Names

• Poloxamerum (Latin)
• Poloxamer (German)
• Poloxamère (French)
• Poloxamero (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Poloxamer (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Poloxamer 188 (OS: JAN)
• Poloxamère (OS: DCF)
• Poloxamer (PH: USP 30)
• Poloxamera (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Poloxamere (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Poloxamères (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Poloxamers (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Codalax
  Mundipharma, Ireland



• Exocorpol
  I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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