SPL Set ID: 082d818a-4f4e-4675-98c6-91db0294e63c
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Vigabatrin, USP is an oral antiepileptic drug and is available as white to off-white granular powder for oral solution in packets of 500 mg. The chemical name of vigabatrin, USP a racemate consisting of two enantiomers, is (±) 4-amino-5-hexenoic acid. The molecular formula is C 6 H 11 NO 2 and the molecular weight is 129.16. It has the following structural formula: Vigabatrin, USP is a white or almost white powder which is freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in methanol, practically insoluble in methylene chloride. The pH of a 1% aqueous solution is about 6.99. The 1-octanol/water partition coefficient of vigabatrin is about -2.32 (log P =-1.96) at physiologic pH. Vigabatrin, USP melts with decomposition in a 3-degree range within the temperature interval of 171°C to 176°C. The dissociation constants (pKa) of vigabatrin are 4 and 9.7 at room temperature (25°C). Vigabatrin for oral solution, USP is available as a white to off-white granular powder. Each packet contains 500 mg of vigabatrin, USP. The inactive ingredient is povidone. vigabatrin-structure