Food additive, an inactive
Hypromellose
Hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose) is a cellulose ether authorised in the EU as food additive E464; Prilosec OTC tablets list it among their inactive ingredients.
E number E464
- In products
- 2
- Brands
- 2
- Sold in
- 1 country
Hypromellose on the label
2 spellings across 2 ingredient lists, as transcribed from the pack. Bigger means more labels; the flags are where those packs are sold.
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose1 label, United States
- Hypromellose1 label, United States
Products with hypromellose 2
One pack from each of the ranges that use it most, with where hypromellose sits in its list.
Who uses it
Counted in products on Barcodepedia, not in sales.
Brands 2
Kinds of product 2
About hypromellose
Hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose) is a cellulose ether authorised in the EU as food additive E464;[1] Prilosec OTC tablets list it among their inactive ingredients.[2]
References
- ↑ Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives (version of 2020-12-31) legislation.gov.uk. registry. Published 2020-12-31. Accessed 2026-09-25. OGL v3.0.
- ↑ DailyMed: PRILOSEC OTC (omeprazole magnesium) tablet, delayed release [The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company] U.S. National Library of Medicine. registry. Published 2025-10-03. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 77ed80a2-a482-4838-ac55-4865b5c31d9f. SPL version 16: Drug Facts, inactive ingredients, principal display panel for NDC 37000-455-03 (28 tablets, UPC 0 37000 35906 7). public domain. Upstream: FDA structured product label.
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