Doxepindrug info
doxepin 3 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Doxepin tablets are indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance. The clinical trials performed in support of efficacy were up to 3 months in duration. Doxepin tablets are indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep maintenance.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 24, 2024. 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
Doxepin is available in 3 mg and 6 mg strength tablets for oral administration. Each tablet contains 3.39 mg or 6.78 mg doxepin hydrochloride, USP equivalent to 3 mg and 6 mg of doxepin, respectively. Chemically, doxepin hydrochloride, USP is an (E) and (Z) geometric, isomeric mixture of 1-propanamine, 3-dibenz[ b,e]oxepin-11(6 H )ylidene- N,N -dimethyl-hydrochloride. It has the following structure: Doxepin hydrochloride USP is a white or almost white crystalline powder, that is freely soluble in water, ethanol and dichloromethane, soluble in chloroform and in methanol. It has a molecular weight of 315.84 and molecular formula of C 19 H 21 NO
HCl. Each doxepin tablet includes the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. The 6 mg tablet contains D&C Yellow No. 10 alum lake. doxepin-tabs-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 24, 2024. 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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