SPL Set ID: e9e94e9f-cd7a-45f5-9aeb-9c28ed804d8c
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Entacapone is available as tablets containing 200 mg entacapone. Entacapone is an inhibitor of catechol- O -methyltransferase (COMT), used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease as an adjunct to levodopa and carbidopa therapy. It is a nitrocatechol-structured compound with a relative molecular mass of 305.29. The chemical name of entacapone USP is (E)-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethyl-2-propenamide. Its molecular formula is C 14 H 15 N 3 O 5 and its structural formula is: The inactive ingredients of the entacapone tablet are microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, hypromelloses, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, purified water, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycols, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, titanium dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol and talc. structure