SPL Set ID: 6563b923-269f-40c3-b992-cbacdfca6e16
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Bupropion hydrochloride tablets, USP an antidepressant of the aminoketone class, is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, or other known antidepressant agents. Its structure closely resembles that of diethylpropion; it is related to phenylethylamines. It is designated as (±)-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]-1-propanone hydrochloride. The molecular weight is 276.2. The molecular formula is C 13 H 18 ClNO•HCl. Bupropion hydrochloride, USP powder is white or almost white crystalline powder, and freely soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and 0.1N HCl. It has a bitter taste and produces the sensation of local anesthesia on the oral mucosa. The structural formula is: Bupropion hydrochloride tablets, USP are supplied for oral administration as 75-mg (peach) and 100-mg (light blue) film-coated tablets. Each tablet contains the labeled amount of bupropion hydrochloride, USP and the inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydrochloric acid, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, stearic acid 50, titanium dioxide and triacetin. The 75 mg tablets also contain red iron oxide and yellow iron oxide and the 100 mg tablets also contain FD&C Blue #2/Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake and FD&C Yellow #6/Sunset Yellow FCF Aluminum Lake. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE