Amlodipinedrug info

Amlodipine and benazepril hydrochloride capsules USP are a combination of amlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochloride. Benazepril hydrochloride USP is a white to off-white, crystalline powder, soluble (greater than 100 mg/mL) in water, in ethanol, and in methanol. Benazepril hydrochloride’s chemical name is 3-[[1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-phenyl-(1S)-propyl]amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-oxo-1 H -1-(3S)-benzazepine-1-acetic acid monohydrochloride; its structural formula is: Its molecular formula is C 24 H 28 N 2 O 5

HCl, and its molecular weight is 460.96. Benazeprilat, the active metabolite of benazepril, is a nonsulfhydryl ACE inhibitor. Benazepril is converted to benazeprilat by hepatic cleavage of the ester group. Amlodipine besylate USP is a white or almost white powder, slightly soluble in water and sparingly soluble in ethanol. Its chemical name is (R,S)3-ethyl-5-methyl-2-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,4­-dihydro-6-methyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate benzenesulfonate; its structural formula is: Its molecular formula is C 20 H 25 ClN 2 O 5

C 6 H 6 O 3 S, and its molecular weight is 567.1. Amlodipine besylate is the besylate salt of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Amlodipine and benazepril hydrochloride is available as capsules containing amlodipine besylate USP (3.5 mg, 6.9 mg or 13.9 mg, equivalent to 2.5 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg of amlodipine respectively), with 10 mg, 20 mg, or 40 mg of benazepril hydrochloride USP providing for the following available combinations: 2.5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/20 mg, 5 mg/40 mg, 10 mg/20 mg, and 10 mg/40 mg. The inactive ingredients of the capsules are colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, gelatin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, and titanium dioxide. In addition, the hard gelatin capsule shells of 5 mg/10 mg contains iron oxide black, iron oxide red, and iron oxide yellow, 5 mg/20 mg contains iron oxide red, 5 mg/40 mg and 10 mg/40 mg contains FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 3, and 10 mg/20 mg contains D&C Red 28, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, and FD&C Yellow 5. The capsules are printed with edible ink containing black iron oxide and shellac. Amlodipine Besylate Chemical Structure Benazepril Hydrochloride Chemical Structure