Global Regulatory Status

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 12945
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