Tetrabenazinedrug info
tetrabenazine 12.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Tetrabenazine tablets are indicated for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease. Tetrabenazine tablets are a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT) inhibitor indicated for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 24, 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
Tetrabenazine is a monoamine depletor for oral administration. The molecular weight of tetrabenazine is 317.43 g/mol; the pKa is 6.51. Tetrabenazine is a hexahydro-dimethoxy-benzoquinolizine derivative and has the following chemical name: cis rac –1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)-2H-benzo[a]quinolizin-2-one. The molecular formula C 19 H 27 NO 3 is represented by the following molecular structure: Tetrabenazine is a white to almost white powder that is sparingly soluble in water and soluble in ethanol. Each tetrabenazine tablet contains either 12.5 or 25 mg of tetrabenazine as the active ingredient. Tetrabenazine tablets contain tetrabenazine as the active ingredient and the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium and magnesium stearate. The 25 mg strength tablet also contains ferric oxide yellow as an inactive ingredient. Tetrabenazine tablets are supplied as a yellow tablet with functional score containing 25 mg of tetrabenazine or as an unscored white to off-white tablet containing 12.5 mg of tetrabenazine. Structure.jpg
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 24, 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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