What is Macrogol?

Macrogol powder is a solid substance with a wax- or paraffin-like appearance. The polymer macrogol is also known as polyethylene glycol. Hydrogen bonds form a bond between more than one hundred water molecules.

Macrogol 4000 powder contains the active ingredient sodium chloride as well as the excipients hyprolose, silicon dioxide, macrogol, and talc. For use, macrogol powder is mixed with liquid macrogols and used as an ointment base or suppository mass . Macrogol is available without a prescription at pharmacies.

Polyethylene glycol – also called macrogol

Polyethylene glycol, or macrogol, is a polyether with a medium molecular weight. The substance is water-soluble. However, water solubility decreases as the molecular mass increases.

The number given represents the average molecular weight of the substance. If the molecular weight is above 1000, it is a solid. Due to its large number of polar oxygen atoms, Macrogol 4000 is able to bind numerous water molecules.

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MACROGOL 4000 Powder 250 g