MINOXIDIL tablet

देश: संयुक्त राज्य

भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी

स्रोत: NLM (National Library of Medicine)

सक्रिय संघटक:

MINOXIDIL (UNII: 5965120SH1) (MINOXIDIL - UNII:5965120SH1)

थमां उपलब्ध:

AvKARE

INN (इंटरनेशनल नाम):

MINOXIDIL

रचना:

MINOXIDIL 2.5 mg

प्रशासन का मार्ग:

ORAL

प्रिस्क्रिप्शन प्रकार:

PRESCRIPTION DRUG

चिकित्सीय संकेत:

Because of the potential for serious adverse effects, minoxidil tablets are indicated only in the treatment of hypertension that is symptomatic or associated with target organ damage and is not manageable with maximum therapeutic doses of a diuretic plus two other antihypertensive drugs. At the present time use in milder degrees of hypertension is not recommended because the benefit-risk relationship in such patients has not been defined. Minoxidil reduced supine diastolic blood pressure by 20 mm Hg or to 90 mm Hg or less in approximately 75% of patients, most of who had hypertension that could not be controlled by other drugs. Minoxidil tablets are contraindicated in pheochromocytoma, because it may stimulate secretion of catecholamines from the tumor through its antihypertensive action. Minoxidil tablets are contraindicated in those patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of the preparation.

उत्पाद समीक्षा:

Minoxidil tablets are available as follows: Minoxidil tablets 2.5 mg are round, scored, white and debossed on one side and on the reverse side. Minoxidil tablets 10 mg are round, scored, white and debossed on one side and on the reverse side. Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77° F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature] DISPENSE IN TIGHT, LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINER.

प्राधिकरण का दर्जा:

Abbreviated New Drug Application

उत्पाद विशेषताएं

MINOXIDIL- MINOXIDIL TABLET
AVKARE
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MINOXIDIL TABLETS USP
RX ONLY
WARNING
Minoxidil tablets contain the powerful antihypertensive agent,
minoxidil, which may
produce serious adverse effects. It can cause pericardial effusion,
occasionally
progressing to tamponade, and angina pectoris may be exacerbated.
Minoxidil
should be reserved for hypertensive patients who do not respond
adequately to
maximum therapeutic doses of a diuretic and two other antihypertensive
agents.
In experimental animals, minoxidil caused several kinds of myocardial
lesions as well
as other adverse cardiac effects (see CARDIAC LESIONS IN ANIMALS).
Minoxidil must be administered under close supervision, usually
concomitantly with
therapeutic doses of a beta-adrenergic blocking agent to prevent
tachycardia and
increased myocardial workload. It must also usually be given with a
diuretic,
frequently one acting in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, to
prevent serious
fluid accumulation. Patients with malignant hypertension and those
already
receiving guanethidine (see WARNINGS) should be hospitalized when
minoxidil is
first administered so that they can be monitored to avoid too rapid,
or large
orthostatic, decreases in blood pressure.
DESCRIPTION
Minoxidil tablets contain minoxidil, an antihypertensive peripheral
vasodilator. Minoxidil
occurs as a white to off-white, crystalline powder, soluble in alcohol
and propylene
glycol; sparingly soluble in methanol; slightly soluble in water;
practically insoluble in
chloroform, acetone and ethyl acetate. The chemical name for minoxidil
is 2,4-
Pyrimidinediamine, 6-(1-piperidinyl)-, 3-oxide. The structural formula
is represented
below:
Minoxidil tablets for oral administration contain either 2.5 mg or 10
mg of minoxidil.
Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide,
magnesium stearate,
microcrystalline cellulose, and sodium starch glycolate.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
1. GENERAL PHARMACOLOGIC PROPERTIES
Minoxidil is an orally effective direct acting peripheral vasodilator
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