SPL Set ID: 0246463c-6c24-4611-8e22-2d5254ace66a
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Dorzolamide Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor formulated for topical ophthalmic use. Dorzolamide hydrochloride, USP is described chemically as: (4 S-trans )-4-(ethylamino)-5,6-dihydro-6-methyl-4 H -thieno[2,3- b ]thiopyran-2-sulfonamide 7,7-dioxide monohydrochloride. Dorzolamide hydrochloride, USP is optically active. The specific rotation is [α] 25°C (C=1,water) = ~ - 17°. 405 nm Its empirical formula is C 10 H 16 N 2 O 4 S 3 .HCl and its structural formula is: Dorzolamide hydrochloride, USP has a molecular weight of 360.9 and a melting point of about 264°C. It is a white to almost white crystalline powder, which is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol and very slightly soluble in anhydrous ethanol. Dorzolamide Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP is supplied as a sterile, isotonic, buffered, slightly viscous, aqueous solution of dorzolamide hydrochloride, USP. The pH of the solution is approximately 5.4 to 5.9, and the osmolarity is 260 to 330 mOsM. Each mL of Dorzolamide Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP 2% contains 20 mg dorzolamide (22.3 mg of dorzolamide hydrochloride, USP). Inactive ingredients are hydroxyethyl cellulose, mannitol, sodium citrate dihydrate, sodium hydroxide (to adjust pH) and water for injection. Benzalkonium chloride 0.0075% is added as a preservative. structural formula