País: Australia
Idioma: inglés
Fuente: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Glycopyrrolate
ROBINUL INJECTION- Product Information Page 1 of 7 PRODUCT INFORMATION ROBINUL ® (GLYCOPYRROLATE INJECTION) NAME OF MEDICINE Glycopyrrolate. The chemical name(s) for Glycopyrrolate is : Pyrrolidinium, 3- [(cyclopentylhydroxyphenylacetyl)oxy]-1,1-dimethyl- bromide. 3-Hydroxy-1,1-dimethylpyrrolidinium bromide -cyclopentylmandelate Molecular formula: C 19 H 28 BrNO 3 Molecular Mass: 398.33 CAS: [_596-51-0_]. DESCRIPTION Glycopyrrolate is a white, odourless, crystalline powder with a bitter taste. It is a quaternary ammonium compound. It is soluble in water and alcohol and practically insoluble in chloroform and ether. ROBINUL is a clear, colourless sterile solution with a pH of 2.5-4.0. Each 1 mL vial or ampoule contains Glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg, Water for Injections q.s., Sodium Chloride 9 mg and Sodium hydroxide/Hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment) PHARMACOLOGY Glycopyrrolate is a synthetic anticholinergic agent. Like other anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) agents, it inhibits the action of acetylcholine on structures innervated by postganglionic cholinergic nerves and on smooth muscles that respond to acetylcholine but lack cholinergic innervation. These peripheral cholinergic receptors are present in the autonomic effector cells of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, the sinoatrial node, the atrioventricular node, exocrine glands, and, to a limited degree, in the autonomic ganglia. Thus, it diminishes the volume and free acidity of gastric secretions and controls excessive pharyngeal, tracheal, and bronchial secretions. Doses which produce marked antisial Leer el documento completo