Prucalopridedrug info
prucalopride 1 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Prucalopride tablets are indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults. Prucalopride tablets are a serotonin-4 (5-HT 4 ) receptor agonist indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 4, 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
Prucalopride tablets for oral use contain prucalopride succinate, a dihydrobenzofurancarboxamide that is a serotonin type 4 (5-HT4) receptor agonist.
The IUPAC name is: 4-Amino-5-chloro- N -[1-(3-methoxypropyl)piperidin-4-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-carboxamide monobutanedioate. The molecular formula is C 18 H 26 ClN 3 O 3.C 4 H 6 O 4 and the molecular weight is 485.96.
The structural formula is: Prucalopride succinate is a white to an off-white powder. It is soluble in dimethylsulfoxide, water, N,N -dimethylformamide, N,N -dimethylacetamide and sparingly soluble in methanol. It is freely soluble in acidic aqueous media. However, the solubility decreases with increasing pH. It is freely soluble in water (16% w/v) but less soluble in basic solution. Each 1 mg film-coated tablet of prucalopride contains 1 mg of prucalopride (equivalent to 1.32 mg prucalopride succinate), and the following inactive ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The coating for the 1 mg tablet contains hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, and triethyl citrate. Each 2 mg film-coated tablet of prucalopride contains 2 mg of prucalopride (equivalent to 2.64 mg prucalopride succinate), and the following inactive ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The coating for the 2 mg tablet contains hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, titanium dioxide, and triethyl citrate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 4, 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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