Remeron Ingredients and Composition

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Remeron Ingredients and Composition

Remeron (mirtazapine) Tablets are an antidepressant for oral administration. Mirtazapine has a tetracyclic chemical structure unrelated to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclics or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI). Mirtazapine belongs to the piperazino-azepine group of compounds. It is designated 1,2,3,4,10,14b-hexahydro-2-methylpyrazino[2,1-a] pyrido [2,3-c] benzazepine and has the empirical formula of C17H19N3. Its molecular weight is 265.36.

Mirtazapine is a white to creamy white crystalline powder which is slightly soluble in water. Remeron is supplied for oral administration as scored film-coated tablets containing 15 or 30 mg of mirtazapine, and unscored film-coated tablets containing 45 mg of mirtazapine.

Each tablet also contains:

• corn starch
• hydroxypropyl cellulose
• magnesium stearate
• colloidal silicon dioxide
• lactose
• other inactive ingredients

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