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BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE (UNII: 207LT9J9OC) (BUSPIRONE - UNII:TK65WKS8HL)
REMEDYREPACK INC.
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Buspirone hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic. The efficacy of buspirone hydrochloride tablets have been demonstrated in controlled clinical trials of outpatients whose diagnosis roughly corresponds to Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Many of the patients enrolled in these studies also had coexisting depressive symptoms and buspirone hydrochloride tablets relieved anxiety in the presence of these coexisting depressive symptoms. The patients evaluated in these studies had experienced symptoms for periods of 1 month to over 1 year prior to the study, with an average symptom duration of 6 months. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (300.02) is described in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, III 1 as follows: Generalized, persistent anxiety (of at least 1 month continual
Buspirone Hydrochloride Tablets, USP are available containing 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg of buspirone hydrochloride, USP. The 5 mg tablet is a white, oval, scored tablet debossed with M to the left of the score and B1 to the right of the score on one side of the tablet and blank on the other side. They are available as follows: NDC 60429-291-01 bottles of 100 tablets NDC 60429-291-05 bottles of 500 tablets The 10 mg tablet is a white, oval, scored tablet debossed with M to the left of the score and B2 to the right of the score on one side of the tablet and blank on the other side. They are available as follows: NDC 60429-292-01 bottles of 100 tablets NDC 60429-292-05 bottles of 500 tablets The 15 mg tablet is a white, capsule-shaped, flat-faced tablet scored so that it can be either bisected or trisected. It is debossed with M to the left of the score and B3 to the right of the score on one side of the tablet and 5 on each trisect section on the other side. They are available as follows: NDC 60429-293-60 bottles of 100 tablets NDC 60429-293-05 bottles of 500 tablets Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.] Dispense in a tight, light-resistant container as defined in the USP using a child-resistant closure. PHARMACIST: Patient Instruction Sheet attached to prescribing information. Additional copies are provided separately.
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BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE- BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET REMEDYREPACK INC. ---------- BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS, USP (Patient Instruction Sheet Included.) DESCRIPTION Buspirone hydrochloride tablets, USP are an antianxiety agent that are not chemically or pharmacologically related to the benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/anxiolytic drugs. Buspirone hydrochloride, USP is a white crystalline, water soluble compound with a molecular weight of 422.0. Chemically, buspirone hydrochloride is 8-[4-[4-(2-pyrimidinyl)-1-piperazinyl]butyl]-8- azaspiro[4.5]decane-7,9-dione monohydrochloride. The molecular formula C H N O •HCl is represented by the following structural formula: Buspirone hydrochloride tablets are supplied as tablets for oral administration containing 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg or 30 mg of buspirone hydrochloride, USP (equivalent to 4.6 mg, 6.9 mg, 9.1 mg, 13.7 mg, and 27.4 mg of buspirone free base, respectively). The 5 mg and 10 mg tablets are scored so they can be bisected. Thus, the 5 mg tablet can also provide a 2.5 mg dose, and the 10 mg tablet can provide a 5 mg dose. The 15 mg and 30 mg tablets are provided in a multi-scored tablet design. These tablets are scored so they can be either bisected or trisected. Thus, a single 15 mg tablet can provide the following doses: 15 mg (entire tablet), 10 mg (two thirds of a tablet), 7.5 mg (one half of a tablet), or 5 mg (one third of a tablet). A single 30 mg tablet can provide the following doses: 30 mg (entire tablet), 20 mg (two thirds of a tablet), 15 mg (one half of a tablet), or 10 mg (one third of a tablet). Buspirone hydrochloride tablets contain the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, and sodium starch glycolate (potato). CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY The mechanism of action of buspirone is unknown. Buspirone differs from typical benzodiazepine anxiolytics in that it does not exert anticonvulsant or muscle relaxant effects. It a Llegiu el document complet