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The active ingredient in sevelamer hydrochloride tablets is sevelamer hydrochloride, a polymeric amine that binds phosphate and is meant for oral administration. Sevelamer hydrochloride is poly(allylamine hydrochloride) crosslinked with epichlorohydrin in which 40% of the amines are protonated. It is known chemically as poly(allylamine- co -N,N′-diallyl-1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane) hydrochloride. Sevelamer hydrochloride is hydrophilic, but insoluble in water. The structure is represented in Figure 1. Figure 1: Chemical Structure of Sevelamer Hydrochloride The primary amine groups shown in the structure are derived directly from poly(allylamine hydrochloride). The crosslinking groups consist of two secondary amine groups derived from poly(allylamine hydrochloride) and one molecule of epichlorohydrin. Sevelamer Hydrochloride Tablets: Each film-coated tablet of sevelamer hydrochloride contains 800 mg of sevelamer hydrochloride on an anhydrous basis. The inactive ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, sodium stearyl fumarate and purified water. The film coating contains di-acetylated monoglycerides, hypromellose, and titanium dioxide. Figure 1: Chemical Structure of Sevelamer Hydrochloride