Healon
Drug Description
Healon®
Sodium Hyaluronate
DRUG DESCRIPTION
Healon is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, viscoelastic preparation of a highly purified, noninflammatory, high molecular weight fraction of sodium hyaluronate.
Healon contains 10 mg/mL of sodium hyaluronate dissolved in physiological sodium chloride phosphate bufferlpH 7.0-7.51. This high molecularweight polymeris made up of repeating disaccharide units of N-acetyl-glucosamine and sodium glucuronate linked by b 1-3 and b 1-4 glycosidic bonds.
Brand Name: Healon
Generic Name: Sodium Hyaluronate
Generic Name: Sodium Hyaluronate
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