SPL Set ID: 694ea1a5-153a-4145-9910-a0a1dc4ddbcc
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Galantamine tablets, USP contain galantamine, a reversible, competitive acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, as the hydrobromide salt. Galantamine hydrobromide is known chemically as (4a S ,6 R ,8a S )-4a,5,9,10,11,12-hexahydro-3-methoxy-11-methyl-6 H -benzofuro[3a,3,2- ef ][2]benzazepin-6-ol hydrobromide. It has a molecular formula of C 17 H 21 NO 3 •HBr and a molecular weight of 368.27. Galantamine hydrobromide is a white or almost white powder and is sparingly soluble in water. The structural formula for galantamine hydrobromide is: Galantamine tablets, USP contain 4 mg, 8 mg, and 12 mg galantamine as 5.126 mg, 10.252 mg, and 15.378 mg of galantamine hydrobromide USP, respectively. Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch (maize), propylene glycol, talc, and titanium dioxide. The 4 mg tablets contain iron oxide yellow. The 8 mg tablets contain iron oxide red. The 12 mg tablets contain iron oxide red and FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake.