Asenapinedrug info
asenapine 2.5 MG Sublingual Tablet
What it is used for
Asenapine is indicated for:
Bipolar I disorder
Acute monotherapy of manic or mixed episodes, in pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age
Adjunctive treatment to lithium or valproate in adults Asenapine is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for: Bipolar I disorder o Acute monotherapy treatment of manic or mixed episodes, in pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age o Adjunctive treatment to lithium or valproate in adults
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 25, 2025. 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
Asenapine sublingual tablet contains asenapine maleate which is an atypical antipsychotic that is available for sublingual administration. Asenapine belongs to the class dibenzo-oxepino pyrroles. The chemical designation is (3a RS,12b RS )-5-Chloro-2-methyl-2,3,3a,12b-tetrahydro-1 H dibenzo[2,3:6,7]oxepino[4,5- c ]pyrrole (2 Z )-2 butenedioate (1:1). Its molecular formula is C 17 H 16 ClNO⋅C 4 H 4 O 4 and its molecular weight is 401.84 (free base: 285.8).
The chemical structure is: Asenapine maleate is off-white to white powder. Asenapine is supplied for sublingual administration in tablets containing 2.5-mg, 5-mg or 10-mg asenapine; inactive ingredients include butylated hydroxy anisole, butylated hydroxy toluene, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, mannitol, povidone, sodium stearyl fumarate. asenapine-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 25, 2025. 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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