Viscosity-increasing agents

Sodium carboxymethylcellulose is Hsted in the 1990 United States Pharmacopeia under the categories of pharmaceutic aid (suspending agent, tablet binder, viscosity-increasing agent), and cathartic tablets. 

Ireco Chemicals Aerated Explosive Slurry Containing a Foam Promoting and Viscosity Increasing Agent and Method of Making Same... 

Stabilizing agent suspending agent sustained release adjuvant tablet binder tablet disintegrant viscosity-increasing agent. 

Carboxymethylcellulose calcium is also used in other applications similarly to carboxymethylcellulose sodium for example, as a suspending or viscosity-increasing agent in oral and topical pharmaceutical formulations. Carboxymethyl-... 

Controlled-release vehicle stabilizing agent suspending agent tablet binder viscosity-increasing agent. 

Emollient emulsifying agent viscosity-increasing agent. 

Coating agent flavoring fixative tablet binder tablet filler viscosity-increasing agent. 

In oral solutions, glycerin is used as a solvent, sweetening agent, antimicrobial preservative, and viscosity-increasing agent. It is also used as a plasticizer and in film coat-ings. Glycerin is additionally used in topical formulations such as creams and emulsions. " ... 

Glyceryl behenate is used in cosmetics, foods, and oral pharmaceutical formulations. In cosmetics, it is mainly used as a viscosity-increasing agent in emulsions see Table I. 

Viscosity-increasing agent in silicon gels (cosmetics) 1.0-15.0 Viscosity-increasing agent in w/o or o/wemulsions 1.0-5.0 (cosmetics)... 

Bioadhesive color dispersant complexing agent emulsion stabilizer film former viscosity-increasing agent. 

Povidone is additionally used as a suspending, stabilizing, or viscosity-increasing agent in a number of topical and oral suspensions and solutions. The solubility of a number of poorly soluble active drugs may be increased by mixing with povidone. See Table II. 

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