Paroxetinedrug info
paroxetine mesylate 7.5 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Paroxetine Capsules are indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause. Limitation of Use: Paroxetine capsules are not indicated for the treatment of any psychiatric condition. Paroxetine capsules contain a lower dose of paroxetine than that used to treat depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The safety and efficacy of this lower dose of paroxetine in paroxetine capsules have not been established for any psychiatric condition. Patients who require paroxetine for treatment of a psychiatric condition should discontinue paroxetine capsules and initiate a paroxetine-containing medication that is indicated for such use.
Paroxetine capsules are a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause (VMS) Limitation of Use: Paroxetine capsules are not indicated for the treatment of any psychiatric condition
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 1, 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
Paroxetine is an orally administered selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for the treatment of moderate to severe VMS associated with menopause. It is identified chemically as (-)- trans -4R- (4’-fluorophenyl) - 3S - [(3’,4’-methylenedioxyphenoxy) methyl] piperidine mesylate and has the empirical formula of C 19 H 20 FNO 3
CH 3 SO 3 H. The molecular weight is 425.5 (329.4 as free base). The structural formula is: The mesylate salt of paroxetine is an odorless, off-white powder, having a melting point range of 147° to 150°C and a solubility of more than 1 g/mL in water. Each pink capsule contains 9.69 mg paroxetine mesylate equivalent to 7.5 mg paroxetine base. Inactive ingredients consist of: dibasic calcium phosphate, sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Yellow #6, FD&C Red #3, FD&C Red #40, shellac, and black iron oxide. chemical-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 1, 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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