Naldemedinedrug info
naldemedine 0.2 MG Oral Tablet [Symproic]
What it is used for
SYMPROIC is indicated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain, including patients with chronic pain related to prior cancer or its treatment who do not require frequent (e.g., weekly) opioid dosage escalation. SYMPROIC is an opioid antagonist indicated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain, including patients with chronic pain related to prior cancer or its treatment who do not require frequent (e.g., weekly) opioid dosage escalation
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 25, 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
SYMPROIC (naldemedine), an opioid antagonist, contains naldemedine tosylate as the active ingredient. The chemical name for naldemedine tosylate is: 17-(cyclopropylmethyl)-6,7-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-3,6,14-trihydroxy-N-[2-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)propan-2-yl]morphinan-7-carboxamide 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid.
The structural formula is: The empirical formula for naldemedine tosylate is C 32 H 34 N 4 O 6 ∙C 7 H 8 O 3 S and the molecular weight is 742.84. Naldemedine tosylate is a white to light tan powder, soluble in dimethylsulfoxide and methanol, slightly soluble in alcohol and water, and independent of pH. SYMPROIC (naldemedine) tablets for oral use contain 0.2 mg naldemedine (equivalent to 0.26 mg of naldemedine tosylate).
Excipients are: D-mannitol, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, talc, and yellow ferric oxide. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 25, 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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