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1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone homopolymer. A polyvinyl polymer of variable molecular weight; used as suspending and dispersing agent and vehicle for pharmaceuticals; also used as blood volume expander.
Pharmacological action: pharmaceutic aid, plasma substitutes.
Chemical name: 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl-, homopolymer
(12 Dec 1998)
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