Roflumilastdrug info
roflumilast 0.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Roflumilast tablets is indicated as a treatment to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations. Limitations of Use Roflumilast tablets is not a bronchodilator and is not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm. Roflumilast tablets 250 mcg is a starting dose, for the first 4 weeks of treatment only and is not the effective (therapeutic) dose. Roflumilast tablets is a selective phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor indicated as a treatment to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations.
Limitations of Use: Roflumilast tablets is not a bronchodilator and is not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm. Roflumilast tablets 250 mcg is a starting dose, for the first 4 weeks of treatment only and is not the effective (therapeutic) dose.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 21, 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
The active ingredient in roflumilast tablets is roflumilast. Roflumilast and its active metabolite (roflumilast N-oxide) are selective phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors. The chemical name of roflumilast is N-(3,5dichloropyridin-4-yl)-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-difluoromethoxy-benzamide. Its empirical formula is C 17 H 14 Cl 2 F 2 N 2 O 3 and the molecular weight is 403.22.
The chemical structure is: The drug substance is a white or practically white crystalline powder with a melting point of 160°C. It is practically insoluble in water and hexane, sparingly soluble in ethanol, and freely soluble in acetone. Roflumilast tablets is supplied as white to off-white, round shaped, uncoated tablets debossed with “R” on one side and “250” or “500” on the other side. Each tablet contains 250 mcg and 500 mcg of roflumilast. Each tablet of roflumilast tablets for oral administration contains the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, maize starch, hypromellose, and magnesium stearate. rof01
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 21, 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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