Hauv kev lag luam khoom siv hauv kev tsim kho, kev sib xws thiab kev ntseeg tau yog qhov tseem ceeb. HPMC (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose) yog ib qho khoom siv tseem ceeb rau cov nplaum rau pobzeb, cov tshuaj sib tov qhuav, cov tshuaj pleev rau phab ntsa, thiab cov plasters, cuam tshuam rau kev ua haujlwm tau zoo, kev khaws dej, lub sijhawm qhib, thiab lub zog sib txuas. Kev koom tes nrog ib tug tus neeg muag khoom HPMC ruaj khov pab cov chaw tsim khoom txo cov kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev tsim khoom thiab tswj cov khoom zoo ib yam.