Guanfacinedrug info
guanfacine 2 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Guanfacine Tablets, USP are indicated in the management of hypertension. Guanfacine hydrochloride may be given alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, especially thiazide-type diuretics.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 28, 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
Guanfacine Tablets, USP are a centrally acting antihypertensive with α 2 -adrenoceptor agonist properties in tablet form for oral administration. The chemical name of guanfacine hydrochloride is N-amidino- 2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl) acetamide hydrochloride and its molecular weight is 282.56.
Its structural formula is: Guanfacine hydrochloride is a white to off-white powder; sparingly soluble in water and alcohol and slightly soluble in acetone. Each tablet, for oral administration, contains guanfacine hydrochloride, USP equivalent to 1 mg or 2 mg of guanfacine. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous lactose, pregelatinized starch and magnesium stearate. Guanfacine Tablets, USP meets USP Dissolution Test 2. chemical
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 28, 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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