SPL Set ID: e671d887-2317-4c1c-9b68-e24cda3d3aef

Sildenafil tablets USP, an oral therapy for erectile dysfunction, consist of citrate salt of sildenafil, a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). Sildenafil citrate is designated chemically as 1-[[3-(6,7-dihydro-1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-1 H - pyrazolo[4,3- d ]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-ethoxyphenyl]sulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate and has the following structural formula: Sildenafil citrate is a white to off-white powder, slightly soluble in water and methanol with a molecular weight of 666.7. Sildenafil tablets, USP are formulated as blue, film-coated oval biconvex tablets equivalent to 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg of sildenafil for oral administration. In addition to the active ingredient, sildenafil citrate, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: crospovidone, hydrophobic colloidal silica, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate VG, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide, triacetin and FD&C Blue# 2/ Indigo Carmine Aluminium. Sildenafil citrate Structure