SPL Set ID: d82dafac-cce7-445a-8127-2a10b6d947ca
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Nalbuphine hydrochloride injection is a synthetic opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic of the phenanthrene series. It is chemically related to both the widely used opioid antagonist, naloxone, and the potent opioid analgesic, oxymorphone. Chemically nalbuphine hydrochloride is 17-(cyclobutylmethyl)- 4,5α-epoxymorphinan-3,6α,14-triol hydrochloride. Nalbuphine hydrochloride molecular weight is 393.91 and is soluble in H 2 O (35.5 mg/mL @ 25ºC) and ethanol (0.8%); insoluble in CHCl 3 and ether. Nalbuphine hydrochloride has pKa values of 8.71 and 9.96. The molecular formula is C 21 H 27 NO 4 · HCl. The structural formula is: Nalbuphine hydrochloride injection is a sterile solution suitable for subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous injection. Nalbuphine hydrochloride injection is available in two concentrations, 10 mg and 20 mg of nalbuphine hydrochloride injection per mL. Both strengths in 10 mL vials contain 0.94% sodium citrate dihydrate, 1.26% citric acid anhydrous, and 0.2% of a 9:1 mixture of methylparaben and propylparaben as preservatives; pH is adjusted, if necessary, to 3.0 to 4.5 with hydrochloric acid. The 10 mg/mL strength contains 0.2% sodium chloride. Nalbuphine hydrochloride injection is also available in ampuls in a sterile, paraben-free formulation in two concentrations, 10 mg and 20 mg of nalbuphine hydrochloride per mL. One mL of each strength contains 0.94% sodium citrate dihydrate, and 1.26% citric acid anhydrous; pH is adjusted, if necessary, to 3.0 to 4.5 with hydrochloric acid. The 10 mg/mL strength contains 0.2% sodium chloride. Image