Donepezildrug info
24 HR donepezil hydrochloride 10 MG / memantine hydrochloride 14 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Namzaric]
What it is used for
NAMZARIC is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type in patients stabilized on 10 mg of donepezil hydrochloride once daily. NAMZARIC is a combination of memantine hydrochloride, an NMDA receptor antagonist, and donepezil hydrochloride, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type in patients stabilized on 10 mg of donepezil hydrochloride once daily.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 6, 2026. 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
NAMZARIC contains memantine, an orally active NMDA receptor antagonist, as the hydrochloride salt and donepezil, a reversible inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, as the hydrochloride salt. Memantine Hydrochloride The chemical name for memantine hydrochloride is 1-amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane hydrochloride with the following structural formula: The molecular formula is C 12 H 21 N
HCl and the molecular weight is 215.76. Memantine hydrochloride occurs as a fine white to off-white powder. Donepezil Hydrochloride The chemical name for donepezil hydrochloride is 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethoxy-2-[[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]methyl]-1H-inden-1-one hydrochloride. The molecular formula is C 24 H 29 NO 3
HCl and the molecular weight is 415.96. Donepezil hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder. NAMZARIC extended-release capsules contain 7 mg, 14 mg, 21 mg or 28 mg memantine hydrochloride, 10 mg donepezil hydrochloride, and the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, ethylcellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, medium chain triglycerides, microcrystalline cellulose, oleic acid, polyethylene glycol, povidone, sugar spheres, and talc. The capsule shells contain gelatin and titanium dioxide and are imprinted with shellac glaze and black iron oxide. Colorants are FD&C Blue No. 1 (7 mg/10 mg, 14 mg/10 mg, 28 mg/10 mg), FD&C Yellow No. 6 (7 mg/10 mg, 21 mg/10 mg), red iron oxide (7 mg/10 mg, 21 mg/10 mg), and yellow iron oxide (7 mg/10 mg, 14 mg/10 mg, 21 mg/10 mg). structural formula donepezil hydrochloride
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 6, 2026. 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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