Sildenafildrug info

Sildenafil tablets, USP, an oral therapy for erectile dysfunction, is the citrate salt of sildenafil, a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). Sildenafil citrate, is designated chemically as 1-[[3-(6,7-dihydro-1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-1 H -pyrazolo[4,3- d ]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-ethoxyphenyl]sulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate and has the following structural formula: Sildenafil citrate, USP is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a solubility of 3.5 mg/mL in water and a molecular weight of 666.7. Sildenafil tablets USP are formulated as pale blue to blue film-coated tablets equivalent to 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg of sildenafil for oral administration. Sildenafil tablets 50 mg and 100 mg are caplet shaped whereas sildenafil tablets 25 mg are round shaped. In addition to the active ingredient, sildenafil citrate, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate anhydrous, FD&C Blue # 2 aluminum lake, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide and triacetin. sildenafil-citrate-structure