Products Hyaluronic acid is commercially available in the form of creams, nasal creams, nasal sprays, cosmetics, lozenges, eye drops or gels, and injectables, among others. The injectables are also combined with local anesthetics such as lidocaine to prevent pain. Hyaluronic acid was first isolated from bovine eyes in the 1930s. Structure and properties Hyaluronic acid … Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan)
Products Hyaluronic acid is commercially available as a solution for intraarticular use (e.g., Durolane, Hyalur, Ostenil, Sinovial, Synvisc). The preparations are approved in many countries as medical devices and not as drugs. Ingredients These are viscoelastic, sterile, pyrogen-free, and isotonic solutions containing the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate) and excipients. Sodium hyaluronate is … Intraarticular Hyaluronic Acid
Products Chondroitin sulfate is commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, and as granules (e.g., Condrosulf, Structum, dietary supplements), among others. In contrast to glucosamine, it has also been approved in many countries as a drug subject to health insurance coverage since 1975. In other countries, however, chondroitin sulfate is sold primarily as a … Chondroitin Sulfate
