SPL Set ID: 2ccc5376-5fb0-dd09-e063-6294a90af563
1 drug(s) with this SPL Set ID
Chlorthalidone is an oral antihypertensive/diuretic. It is a monosulfamyl diuretic that differs chemically from thiazide diuretics in that a double-ring system is incorporated in its structure. It is 2-chloro-5(1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1- isoindolinyl) benzenesulfonamide with the following structural formula: Molecular Formula: C 14 H 11 ClN 2 O 4 S Molecular weight: 338.76 Chlorthalidone, USP is practically insoluble in water, in ether and in chloroform; soluble in methanol; slightly soluble in ethanol. Chlorthalidone tablets, USP are available containing either 25 mg or 50 mg of chlorthalidone, USP and the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, D & C yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch (Botanical source – maize), sodium starch glycolate Type A and stearic acid. The 50 mg tablet also contains the FD & C Blue No.1 Brilliant Blue FCF Aluminum Lake.