Asenapinedrug info

asenapine 5 MG Sublingual Tablet [Saphris]

What it is used for

1 INDICATIONS AN D USAGE SAPHRIS is indicated for: Schizophrenia in adults Bipolar I disorder

Acute monotherapy of manic or mixed episodes, in adults and pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age

Adjunctive treatment to lithium or valproate in adults

Maintenance monotherapy treatment in adults SAPHRIS is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for: Schizophrenia in adults Bipolar I disorder ○ Acute monotherapy treatment of manic or mixed episodes, in adults and pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age ○ Adjunctive treatment to lithium or valproate in adults ○ Maintenance monotherapy treatment in adults

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 31, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Description

SAPHRIS contains asenapine maleate which is an atypical antipsychotic that is available for sublingual administration. Asenapine belongs to the class dibenzo-oxepino pyrroles. The chemical designation is (3a RS,12b RS )-5-Chloro-2-methyl-2,3,3a,12b-tetrahydro-1 H dibenzo[2,3:6,7]oxepino[4,5- c ]pyrrole (2 Z )-2-butenedioate (1:1). Its molecular formula is C 17 H 16 ClNO

C 4 H 4 O 4 and its molecular weight is 401.84 (free base: 285.8). The chemical structure is: Asenapine maleate is a white to off-white powder. SAPHRIS, black cherry flavor, is supplied for sublingual administration in tablets containing 2.5 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg asenapine; inactive ingredients include gelatin, mannitol, sucralose, and black cherry flavor. SAPHRIS contains asenapine maleate which is an atypical antipsychotic that is available for sublingual administration. Asenapine belongs to the class dibenzo-oxepino pyrroles. The chemical designation is (3aRS,12bRS)-5-Chloro-2-methyl-2,3,3a,12b-tetrahydro-1Hdibenzo[2,3:6,7]oxepino[4,5-c]pyrrole (2Z)-2-butenedioate (1:1). Its molecular formula is C17H16ClNOC4H4O4 and its molecular weight is 401.84 (free base: 285.8). The chemical structure is:

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 31, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

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