Ropiniroledrug info
ropinirole 2 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Ropinirole tablets are a non-ergoline dopamine agonist indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).
1.1 Parkinson's
Disease Ropinirole tablets are indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
1.2 Restless
Legs Syndrome Ropinirole tablets are indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 6, 2026. 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
Ropinirole Tablets, USP contain ropinirole, a non-ergoline dopamine agonist, as the hydrochloride salt. The chemical name of ropinirole hydrochloride, USP is 4-[2-(dipropylamino)ethyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one and the empirical formula is C 16 H 24 N 2 O
HCl. The molecular weight is 296.84 g/mol (260.38 as the free base). The structural formula is: Ropinirole hydrochloride, USP is a pale cream to yellow powder with a melting range of 243°C to 250°C and a solubility of 133 mg/mL in water. Each circular, beveled edged, biconvex film-coated tablet contains ropinirole hydrochloride, USP equivalent to ropinirole, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 4 mg, or 5 mg. Inactive ingredients consist of citric acid anhydrous powder, croscarmellose sodium, lactose anhydrous, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The ingredients of the film coating for each tablet are as follows: 0.25 mg: Hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 0.5 mg: FD&C Blue no. 2 aluminum lake, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 1 mg: FD&C Blue no. 2 aluminum lake, ferric oxide black, ferric oxide yellow, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 2 mg: Ferric oxide red, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 3 mg: Carmine, FD&C Blue no. 2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 4 mg: Ferric oxide black, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. 5 mg: FD&C Blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue no. 2 aluminum lake, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. The product meets USP Dissolution Test 2. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 6, 2026. 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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