SPL Set ID: f3fd2503-25ef-4660-a29a-f62c491e28fb
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Aliskiren tablets contain aliskiren hemifumarate, a direct renin inhibitor. Aliskiren hemifumarate is chemically described as (2S,4S,5S,7S)-N-(2-carbamoyl-2-methylpropyl)-5-amino-4-hydroxy-2,7-diisopropyl-8-[4-methoxy-3-(3-methoxypropoxy)phenyl]-octanamide hemifumarate and its structural formula is: Molecular formula: C 30 H 53 N 3 O 6 • 0.5 C 4 H 4 O 4 Aliskiren hemifumarate is a white to slightly yellowish crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 609.8 (free base 551.8). It is soluble in phosphate buffer, n-octanol, and highly soluble in water. Aliskiren is available as film-coated tablets, which contains 165.765 mg or 331.530 mg aliskiren hemifumarate (equivalent to 150 mg or 300 mg aliskiren) and the following excipients: calcium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, iron oxide red, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, talc and titanium dioxide. In addition, the 150 mg strength contains iron oxide black. aliskiren-chem-stru