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Polyvinyl Alcohol

Established medicine
ResearchOngoing clinical research
Also known as Alcohol Polyvinyl, Alcohol polivinílico, Ethenol homopolymer, FreshKote+10 more

Alcohol Polyvinyl, Alcohol polivinílico, Ethenol homopolymer, FreshKote, Hypotears, Liquifilm Tears, MiniDrops, Murine Dry Eyes, Murine Tears, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED, PVA - Polyvinyl alcohol, PVOH, Stye Soothing Relief, Teargen.

RxNorm8570ChEMBLCHEMBL3559671UNII532B59J990
1
Research papers
1
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Aliases & brands
Alcohol PolyvinylAlcohol polivinílicoEthenol homopolymerFreshKoteHypotearsLiquifilm TearsMiniDropsMurine Dry EyesMurine TearsPOLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIEDPVA - Polyvinyl alcoholPVOHStye Soothing ReliefTeargen
RxNorm CUI
8570
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL3559671
UNII
532B59J990
Regulatory jurisdictions
fda

Regulatory timeline

1 event

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Authorities
FDA
Total events
1
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 1 event
2026-09-11RecallSafety
Recall (Class II): POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Clinical trials

1 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
1
registered trials across all phases
1
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 1
Phase 11

Research activity

1 paper

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

A review of current advancements for wound healing: Biomaterial applications and medical devices.

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2022 · 134 cites
Recent papers

A review of current advancements for wound healing: Biomaterial applications and medical devices.

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2022 · 134 cites
Major research themes2
Chitosan1Fibroins1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials1
Leading researchers
  • Ali MA1
  • Deng X1
  • Gould M1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Centre for Bioengineering & Nanomedicine (Dunedin)1

Related drugs

4 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Chitosan

Frequently co-studied with Polyvinyl Alcohol in the research literature.

1 shared paper
Hyaluronic Acid

Frequently co-studied with Polyvinyl Alcohol in the research literature.

1 shared paper
Polyethylene Glycols

Frequently co-studied with Polyvinyl Alcohol in the research literature.

1 shared paper
Silver

Frequently co-studied with Polyvinyl Alcohol in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.