Yes! In particular hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, if you should be so foolish to drink it or something. When chemists now-a-days go looking for something in particular they can usually find it down to individual molecules.
The term HPMC can be HydroxyPropyl MethylCellulose is a science term. It is is the category of chemistry. It is a a synthentic compound that is used in eye and oral medications.
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose is the ingredient in contact solutions and drops that keep dry eyes moist. It prevents damage to the eye in certain eye diseases. The ways that it could damage you in any way was if you had an allergy to Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, pregnant/breasfeeding, and children and elderly adults. There are no studies done comparing young children and the elderly's reaction to Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose. In some cases the elderly have different side effects/reactions and the data just isn't there. In children it is expected not to produce any different side effects but again no data to state otherwise. Remember if one person reports a side effect it has to be documented. The best thing to do would be to ask your doctor and/or pharmacist.
Augustine Ohisamaiye Okhamafe has written: 'Intrinsic and derived characteristics of aqueous-based hydroxypropyl methylcellulose films for tabletcoating'
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (Hypromellose) is a polymer. Each monomer has the formula C6O5R3, Where R= H or CH3 or CH2CH(OH)CH3.
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide MEA, Sodium Chloride, Panthenol, Dimethicone Bisamino Hydroxypropyl Copolyol/White Ginger/Dimethicone Copolyol, Dimethicone Bisamino Hydroxypropyl Copolyol/Algae/Aloe Barbadensis/Chamomile/Henna/Jojoba/Rosemary/Dimethcone Copolyol, Wheat (Triticum Vulgare) Germ Oil, Polyquaternium-11, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Fragrance, DMDM Hydantoin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate.
IngredientsBeeswax, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Isopropyl Palmitate, Stearyl Alcohol, Palmitamidopropyl Trimonium Chloride, Trisodium Phosphate, Water.
HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose) is a cellulose based polymer that's used in powder form in pharmaceutical formulations to add strength to compressed tablets. It's also used to form capsule shells as an alternative to gelatin capsules which have been commonly used for a long time.
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Isomeric structures of 3 possible hydroxypropyl groupsPrimair: -CH2(-CH2CH2OH), orSecunair: -CH(-CH3)(-CH2OH) orTertiair: -C(-OH)(-CH3)(-CH3)
No, it is a filler.
It is neither. It is a neutral compound.