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Hydralazine
HYDRALAZINE tablet® FDA Package Insert
Indications and Usage
Dosage and Administration
Contraindications
Warnings
Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Use in Specific Populations
Overdosage
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
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HYDRALAZINE injection® FDA Package Insert
Indications and Usage
Dosage and Administration
Contraindications
Warnings
Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Use in Specific Populations
Overdosage
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Nonclinical Toxicology
How Supplied/Storage and Handling
Labels and Packages
Clinical Trials on Hydralazine
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]

Description

Hydralazine Hydrochloride Tablets USP, is an antihypertensive, for oral administration. Its chemical name is 1-hydrazinophthalazine monohydrochloride, and its structural formula is:

Hydralazine hydrochloride USP is a white to off-white, odorless crystalline powder. It is soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, and very slightly soluble in ether. It melts at about 275°C, with decomposition.

Each tablet for oral administration contains 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg or 100 mg hydralazine hydrochloride, USP. Tablets also contain anhydrous lactose, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, and stearic acid.[1]

References

  1. "HYDRALAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET [PLIVA INC.]". Retrieved 10 March 2014.