SPL Set ID: 279a43b8-9ff5-4792-ac19-441f3fa49269
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Caffeine citrate Injection, USP for intravenous administration is a clear, colorless, sterile, non-pyrogenic, preservative-free, aqueous solution adjusted to pH 4.7. Each mL contains 20 mg caffeine citrate (equivalent to 10 mg of caffeine base) prepared in solution by the addition of 10 mg caffeine anhydrous to 5 mg citric acid monohydrate, 8.3 mg trisodium citrate dihydrate and Water for Injection. Caffeine USP, a central nervous system stimulant, is an odorless white crystalline substance or granule, with a bitter taste. It is freely soluble in chloroform, sparingly soluble in water and in alcohol, slightly soluble in ether. The chemical name of caffeine is 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1 H -purine-2,6-dione. In the presence of citric acid it forms caffeine citrate salt in solution. The structural formula and molecular weight of caffeine citrate follows. Structure