ATC VetCode: QM09 AX01
Pharmacodynamics
Hyaluronic acid is extracted from the capsule of selected micro-organism and purified as a sodium salt. Hyaluronic acid is a component of all mammalian connective tissue and is widely distributed in body tissues and intracellular fluids.
Pharmacokinetics
Sodium hyaluronate is the naturally occurring sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. In the normal joint sodium hyaluronate is synthesised in the synoviocytes.
The high affinity of sodium hyaluronate for water is responsible for the known high viscosity of the synovial fluid.