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'''Polyethylene glycol–polyvinyl alcohol''' ('''PEG-PVA''') brand name '''Kollicoat IR''' (BASF) is a multifunctional excipient<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollicoat® IR |url=https://pharma.basf.com/products/kollicoat-ir |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=BASF Pharma}}</ref> used as a pill binder as well as a wet binder. A typical formulation is composed of 25% polyethylene glycol (PEG) and 75% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA); where the vinyl alcohol moieties are grafted on a polyethylene glycol backbone.<ref>{{Cite journal | journal = American Pharmaceutical Review | url = https://www.americanpharmaceuticalreview.com/Featured-Articles/181803-Polyethylene-Glycol-Polyvinyl-Alcohol-Graft-Copolymer-A-Peroxide-Free-Binder/ | date = November 30, 2015 | volume = 18 | issue = 7 | author = Kevin Williams | title = Polyethylene Glycol-Polyvinyl Alcohol Graft Copolymer: A Peroxide-Free Binder}}</ref>
==See also== *Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
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Category:Excipients Category:Polymers
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