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CYSTAGON ® (cysteamine bitartrate) Capsules for oral administration, contain cysteamine bitartrate, a cystine depleting agent which lowers the cystine content of cells in patients with cystinosis, an inherited defect of lysosomal transport. CYSTAGON ® is the bitartrate salt of cysteamine, an aminothiol, beta-mercaptoethylamine. Cysteamine bitartrate is a highly water soluble white powder with a molecular weight of 227 and the molecular formula C 2 H 7 NS • C 4 H 6 O 6 . It has the following chemical structure: Each CYSTAGON ® Capsule contains 50 mg or 150 mg of cysteamine free base as cysteamine bitartrate. CYSTAGON ® Capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: ammonium hydroxide, black iron oxide, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, gelatin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pharmaceutical glaze, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate and titanium dioxide. Cysteamine Bitartrate Structural Formula
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