Pramipexoledrug info
pramipexole dihydrochloride 0.25 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Pramipexole dihydrochloride tablets are non-ergot dopamine agonist indicated for the treatment of: · Parkinson’s disease (PD)
1.1 Parkinson's
Disease Pramipexole dihydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 8, 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
Pramipexole dihydrochloride tablets contain pramipexole, a nonergot dopamine agonist. The chemical name of pramipexole dihydrochloride is ( S )-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(propylamino)benzothiazole dihydrochloride monohydrate. Its empirical formula is C 10 H 17 N 3 S · 2HCl · H 2 O, and its molecular weight is 302.26.
The structural formula is: Pramipexole dihydrochloride is a white to off-white powder substance. Melting occurs in the range of 296°C to 301°C, with decomposition. Pramipexole dihydrochloride is more than 20% soluble in water, about 8% in methanol, about 0.5% in ethanol, and practically insoluble in dichloromethane. Pramipexole dihydrochloride tablets, for oral administration, contain 0.125 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, or 1.5 mg of pramipexole dihydrochloride monohydrate USP. Inactive ingredients consist of betacyclodextrin (betadex), corn starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, povidone, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 8, 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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