SPL Set ID: d1963395-3cf7-4433-bf2c-06295bb1c5b0
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Memantine hydrochloride is an orally active NMDA receptor antagonist. The chemical name for memantine hydrochloride is 1-amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane hydrochloride with the following structural formula: The molecular formula is C 12 H 21 N•HCl and the molecular weight is 215.76. Memantine hydrochloride occurs as a fine white to off-white powder and is soluble in water. Memantine hydrochloride tablets, USP are available for oral administration as capsule-shaped, film-coated tablets containing 5 mg and 10 mg of memantine hydrochloride. The tablets also contain the following inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous lactose, colloidal silicon dioxide, talc, and magnesium stearate. In addition the following inactive ingredients are also present as components of the film coat: hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, talc, iron oxide red, yellow iron oxide, and FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake (5 mg tablets), and hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, talc and black iron oxide (10 mg tablets). spl-memantine-chemical-structure