Hypromellose is widely used in oral, ophthalmic, nasal, and topical pharmaceutical formulations. In oral products, hypromellose is primarily used as a tablet binder, in film-coating, and as a matrix for use in extendedrelease tablet formulations.
It is a Bioadhesive material, dissolution enhancer, emulsifying agent, emulsion stabilizer, extended-release agent, film-forming agent, foaming agent, granulation aid, modified-release agent, mucoadhesive, release-modifying agent, solubilizing agent, stabilizing agent, suspending agent, sustained-release agent, tablet binder, thickening agent, viscosity-increasing agent.