Galantaminedrug info
galantamine hydrobromide 4 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Galantamine is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Galantamine is a cholinesterase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 25, 2023. 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
Galantamine Oral Solution, USP contains galantamine hydrobromide, USP, a reversible, competitive acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, as the hydrobromide salt. Galantamine hydrobromide is known chemically as (4a S,6 R,8a S )-4a,5,9,10,11,12-hexahydro-3-methoxy-11-methyl-6 H -benzofuro[3a,3,2- ef ][2]benzazepin-6-ol hydrobromide. It has an empirical formula of C 17 H 21 NO 3
HBr and a molecular weight of 368.27. Galantamine hydrobromide, USP is a white to off-white powder and is sparingly soluble in water. The structural formula is: Galantamine Oral Solution, USP contains 4 mg (as 5.13 mg galantamine hydrobromide, USP) per mL. The inactive ingredients are methylparaben, propylparaben, purified water and saccharin sodium. Galantamine may contain hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide to adjust pH. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 25, 2023. 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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