Generic name: pilocarpine hydrochloride
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug class:Cholinergic agonists
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 1, 2022.
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Pilocarpine Tablets Description
Pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets, USP contain pilocarpine hydrochloride,USP, a cholinergic agonist for oral use. Pilocarpine hydrochloride, USP is a white crystalline powder or colorless crystals, hygroscopic which is soluble in water and alcohol and virtually insoluble in most non-polar solvents. Pilocarpine hydrochloride, with a chemical name of (3S-cis)-2(3H)-Furanone, 3-ethyl-dihydro-4-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl) methyl] monohydrochloride, has a molecular weight of 244.72 g/mol.
Each 5 mg pilocarpine hydrochloride tablet, USP for oral administration contains 5 mg of pilocarpine hydrochloride, USP. Inactive ingredients in the tablet and the tablet’s film coating are: colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose Type 2910/ 3cP, 6cP, and 50cP, polyethylene glycol, microcrystalline cell...
