Țară: Australia
Limbă: engleză
Sursă: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Telmisartan; Hydrochlorothiazide
Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
PI0121-11 1 PRITOR PLUS TABLETS (TELMISARTAN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE) NAME OF THE MEDICINE PRITOR PLUS contains the active ingredients telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide. PRITOR PLUS is available in three tablet strengths: • PRITOR PLUS 40/12.5 mg containing telmisartan 40 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, • PRITOR PLUS 80/12.5 mg containing telmisartan 80 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, and • PRITOR PLUS 80/25 mg containing telmisartan 80 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg. Telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide have the following structural formula: N N N N CH 3 CH 3 OH O CH 3 N H NH S O O NH 2 SO 2 Cl Telmisartan Hydrochlorothiazide DESCRIPTION Telmisartan is a specific angiotensin II receptor (type AT 1 ) antagonist. The chemical name for telmisartan is 4’-[(1,4’-dimethyl-2’-propyl[2,6’-bi-1H-benzimidazol]-1’-yl)-methyl]-[1,1’-biphenyl]-2- carboxylic acid (IUPAC nomenclature). The molecular formula is C 33 H 30 N 4 O 2 and the molecular weight is 514.6. The CAS number is 144701-48-4. Telmisartan is an off-white to yellowish crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in methanol and soluble in a mixture of chloroform and methanol (1:1). Hydrochlorothiazide is a benzothiadiazine (thiazide) diuretic. The chemical name for hydrochlorothiazide is 6-chloro-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide 1,1-dioxide. The molecular formula is C 7 H 8 ClN 3 O 4 S 2 and the molecular weight is 297.73. The CAS number is 58-93-5. Hydrochlorothiazide is a white, or practically white, odourless crystalline powder. It is very slightly soluble in water, and freely soluble in sodium hydroxide solution. PRITOR PLUS tablets conta Citiți documentul complet