Chlordiazepoxidedrug info
chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride 5 MG / clidinium bromide 2.5 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide capsules is indicated to control emotional and somatic factors in gastrointestinal disorders. Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide capsules may also be used as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of peptic ulcer and in the treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome (irritable colon, spastic colon, mucous colitis) and acute enterocolitis.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 7, 2024. 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
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide capsules, USP is a fixed-combination of chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, a benzodiazepine, and clidinium bromide, an anticholinergic. Each chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide capsules, USP contains the active ingredients 5 mg chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and 2.5 mg clidinium bromide. Each capsule also contains the inactive ingredients lactose monohydrate, maize starch, talc, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide, gelatin, shellac,propylene glycol, black iron oxide and potassium hydroxide. Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride is 7-Chloro-2-(methylamino)-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepine 4-oxide monohydrochloride. A colorless, crystalline substance, it is soluble in water. It is unstable in solution and the powder must be protected from light. The molecular weight is 336.22. The structural formula of chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride is as follows: Clidinium bromide is a synthetic anticholinergic agent which has been shown in experimental and clinical studies to have a antispasmodic and antisecretory effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Structurally clidinium bromide is:
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 7, 2024. 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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