Zelnorm Ingredients and Composition
Zelnorm Information
Zelnorm Ingredients and Composition
Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate) tablets contain tegaserod as the hydrogen maleate salt. As the maleate salt, tegaserod is chemically designated as 3-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-ylmethylene)-N- pentylcarbazimidamide hydrogen maleate. Its empirical formula is C16H23N5O•C4H4O4.
Tegaserod contained in Zelnorm as the maleate salt is a white to off-white crystalline powder and is slightly soluble in ethanol and very slightly soluble in water. Each 1.385 mg of tegaserod as the maleate is equivalent to 1 mg of tegaserod. Zelnorm is available for oral use as tablets containing either 2 mg or 6 mg of tegaserod; inactive ingredients are crospovidone, glyceryl monostearate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose monohydrate, poloxamer 188, and polyethylene glycol 4000.
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