Ropiniroledrug info
ropinirole 5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Ropinirole tablet is 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 November 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
Ropinirole tablets, USP are an orally administered non-ergoline dopamine agonist. It is the hydrochloride salt of 4-[2-(dipropylamino) ethyl]-1, 3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one monohydrochloride and has an empirical formula of C 16 H 24 N 2 O
HCl. The molecular weight is 296.84 (260.38 as the free base). The structural formula is: Ropinirole hydrochloride is an off white to light yellow, crystalline powder with a melting range of 243° to 250°C and a solubility of 133 mg/mL in water. Each pentagonal film-coated tablet contains ropinirole hydrochloride equivalent to ropinirole, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 4 mg, or 5 mg. Inactive ingredients consist of: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and one or more of the following: carmine, ferric ferrous oxide, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow and indigotine aluminum lake. Meets USP Dissolution Test #2 structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 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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