SPL Set ID: 91a6b13f-457f-4136-9541-c4adb9c3c35c
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The active ingredient in pantoprazole sodium, USP, a PPI, is a substituted 5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-[[(3,4-dimethoxy-2-pyridyl)methyl]sulfinyl]benzimidazole, sodium salt, sesquihydrate, a compound that inhibits gastric acid secretion. Its molecular formula is C 16 H 14 F 2 N 3 NaO 4 S x 1.5 H 2 O, with a molecular weight of 432.37. The structural formula is: Pantoprazole sodium, USP is a white to off white powder and is racemic. Pantoprazole has weakly basic and acidic properties. Pantoprazole sodium, USP is freely soluble in water, methanol and dehydrated alcohol, practically insoluble in hexane and dichloromethane. The stability of the compound in aqueous solution is pH-dependent. The rate of degradation increases with decreasing pH. At ambient temperature, the degradation half-life is approximately 2.8 hours at pH 5 and approximately 220 hours at pH 7.8. Pantoprazole sodium is supplied as a delayed-release tablet, available in two strengths 20 mg pantoprazole (equivalent to 22.55 mg of pantoprazole sodium) and 40 mg pantoprazole (equivalent to 45.1 mg of pantoprazole sodium). Pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablet, USP contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, crospovidone, ferric oxide yellow, hydroxy propyl cellulose, hypromellose, mannitol, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer dispersion, sodium carbonate and triethyl citrate. Additionally, each tablet is printed with black pharmaceutical ink which contains ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol and shellac. It complies with USP dissolution test 3. image