SPL Set ID: 1447a095-c663-4f05-91d4-f09bfc0c3d42
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Clopidogrel tablets, USP are a thienopyridine class inhibitor of P2Y 12 ADP platelet receptors. Chemically it is methyl (+)-( S )-α-( o -chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2 -c ]pyridine-5(4 H )- acetate sulfate (1:1). The molecular formula of clopidogrel bisulfate is C 16 H 16 ClNO 2 S•H 2 SO 4 and its molecular weight is 419.9. The structural formula is as follows: Clopidogrel bisulfate, USP is a white to off-white powder. It is practically insoluble in water at neutral pH but freely soluble at pH 1. It has a specific optical rotation of about +56°. Clopidogrel tablets USP, 75 mg for oral administration is provided as pink colored, round shaped, debossed film-coated tablets containing 97.875 mg of clopidogrel bisulfate USP which is the molar equivalent of 75 mg of clopidogrel base. Each tablet contains hydrogenated castor oil, low substituted-hydroxypropyl cellulose, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, and polyethylene glycol 6000, silicon dioxide as inactive ingredients. The pink film coating contains hypromellose, iron oxide red, iron oxide black, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. structure