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Amlodipine and benazepril hydrochloride capsules USP are combination of amlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochloride. Benazepril hydrochloride USP is a white to off-white crystalline powder. Freely soluble in methanol and ethanol, soluble in Water. Benazepril hydrochloride’s chemical name is 3-[[1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-phenyl-(1S)- propyl]amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-oxo-1 H -1-(3S)-benzazepine-1-acetic acid monohydrochloride; its structural formula is: Its molecular formula is C 24 H 28 N 2 0 5 •HCl, and its molecular weight is 460.96. Benazeprilat, the active metabolite of benazepril, is a nonsulfhydryl angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Benazepril is converted to benazeprilat by hepatic cleavage of the ester group. Amlodipine besylate USP is a white or almost white powder. Freely soluble in methanol, sparingly soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and in 2-proponal. Its chemical name is (R,S) 3-ethyl-5-methyl-2-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,4- dihydro-6-methyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate benzenesulfonate; its structural formula is: Its molecular formula is C 20 H 25 ClN 2 0 5 •C 6 H 6 0 3 S, and its molecular weight is 567.1. Amlodipine besylate is the besylate salt of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Amlodipine and benazepril hydrochloride capsules, USP are formulated in 6 different strengths for oral administration with a combination of amlodipine besylate equivalent to 2.5 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg of amlodipine, with 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg of benazepril hydrochloride providing for the following available combinations: 2.5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/20 mg,5 mg/40 mg, 10 mg/20 mg and 10 mg/40 mg. The inactive ingredients of the capsules are colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydrogenated castor oil, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate and talc. Each hard-gelatin capsule contains gelatin, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, D&C yellow # 10 and D&C red # 28, (5 mg/20 mg, 10 mg/40 mg), FD&C blue # 1 and FD&C red # 40 (5 mg/20 mg, 5 mg/40 mg), FD & C Yellow 6 (5 mg/40 mg), FD&C green # 3 (2.5 mg/10 mg), iron oxide black (10 mg/20 mg) and iron oxide red (5 mg/20 mg and 10 mg/20 mg ) as coloring agents.