SPL Set ID: 5f4889d1-1387-4c90-9b76-00beda3c1683
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Tizanidine capsules contains tizanidine hydrochloride as the active ingredient, which is a central alpha 2 -adrenergic agonist. Its chemical name is 5-chloro-4-(2-imidazolin-2-ylamino)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole monohydrochloride. It has a molecular formula of C 9 H 8 ClN 5 S-HCl and a molecular weight of 290.2. Its structural formula is: Tizanidine Hydrochloride is a white to slightly yellow crystalline powder. Tizanidine Hydrochloride is soluble in water and methanol. Tizanidine capsule are for oral administration and contains 2 mg or 4 mg or 6 mg tizanidine (equivalent to 2.29 mg or 4.58 mg or 6.87 mg tizanidine hydrochloride, respectively), the inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose and stearic acid. Each capsule shell contains fd & c blue # 1, fd & c red # 3, gelatin and titanium dioxide. The 2 mg capsule is printed with black pharmaceutical ink which contains black iron oxide, potassium hydroxide and shellac; 4 mg and 6 mg capsule is printed with white pharmaceutical ink which contains potassium hydroxide, shellac and titanium dioxide. figure