Zonisamidedrug info
zonisamide 50 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Zonisamide capsules are indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 6, 2021. 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
Zonisamide, USP is an antiseizure drug chemically classified as a sulfonamide and unrelated to other antiseizure agents. The active ingredient is zonisamide USP, 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonamide. The empirical formula is C 8 H 8 N 2 O 3 S with a molecular weight of 212.23. Zonisamide USP is a white powder, pKa = 10.2, and is moderately soluble in water (0.80 mg/mL) and 0.1 N HCl (0.50 mg/mL).
The chemical structure is: Zonisamide is supplied for oral administration as capsules containing 25, 50 and 100 mg of zonisamide. Each capsule contains the labeled amount of zonisamide plus the following inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, hydrogenated vegetable oil, gelatin and colorants. Components of gelatin capsules,titanium dioxide, gelatin and Imprint ink dye (Black SW- 9008/SW-9009). In addition, 100 mg capsule conatins: FDA/E172 red iron oxide and 50 mg capsule contains: FD&C Blue No#2. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 6, 2021. 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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