6-aminocaproicdrug info
6-aminocaproic acid 500 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Aminocaproic acid tablets are useful in enhancing hemostasis when fibrinolysis contributes to bleeding. In life-threatening situations, transfusion of appropriate blood products and other emergency measures may be required. Fibrinolytic bleeding may frequently be associated with surgical complications following heart surgery (with or without cardiac bypass procedures) and portacaval shunt; hematological disorders such as amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (accompanying aplastic anemia); acute and life-threatening abruptio placentae; hepatic cirrhosis; and neoplastic disease such as carcinoma of the prostate, lung, stomach, and cervix. Urinary fibrinolysis, usualIy a normal physiological phenomenon, may contribute to excessive urinary tract fibrinolytic bleeding associated with surgical hematuria (following prostatectomy and nephrectomy) or nonsurgical hematuria (accompanying polycystic or neoplastic diseases of the genitourinary system) (see WARNINGS ).
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 4, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Aminocaproic acid is 6-aminohexanoic acid, which acts as an inhibitor of fibrinolysis.
Its chemical structure is: Aminocaproic acid, USP is a fine, white to almost white, crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water, in acids, and in alkaline solutions; it is slightly soluble in methanol and practically insoluble in chloroform and in ether. Each aminocaproic acid tablet, USP for oral administration contains 500 mg of aminocaproic acid, USP and the following inactive ingredients: crospovidone type B, magnesium stearate, povidone and stearic acid. Meets USP Dissolution Test 2. 10
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 4, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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