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DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE CAPSULES, USP
10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg(Each 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg capsule contains doxepin hydrochloride, USP equivalent to 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg of doxepin, respectively)
Rx only
DESCRIPTION
Doxepin hydrochloride is one of a class of psychotherapeutic agents known as dibenzoxepin tricyclic compounds. The molecular formula of the compound is C19H21NO • HCl having a molecular weight of 316. It is a white crystalline solid readily soluble in water, lower alcohols and chloroform. It may be represented by the following structural formula:
Chemically, doxepin hydrochloride is a dibenzoxepin derivative and is the first of a family of tricyclic psychotherapeutic agents. Specifically, it is an isomeric mixture of 1-Propanamine, 3-dibenz[ b,e ]oxepin-11 (6 H)ylidene- N,N -dimethyl-hydrochloride.
Each 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg doxepin capsule for oral administration contains doxepin hydrochloride, USP equivalent to 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg of doxepin, respectively and the following inactive ingredients: black iron oxide, colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake, gelatin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, n-butyl alcohol, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, SDA 3A alcohol, SD-45 alcohol, shellac glaze, sodium lauryl sulfate, and titanium dioxide. In addition, the 10 mg, 25 mg, and 50 mg capsules contain FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake and the 75 mg and 100 mg capsules contain FD&C Green No. 3 Aluminum Lake.
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