Amiloride description: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Amiloride}} {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{SS}} ==Description== Amiloride HCl, an antikaliuretic-diureticagent, is a pyrazine-carbonyl-guanidine that is unrelated chemica...")
 
(Redirected page to Amiloride#Structure)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
__NOTOC__
#REDIRECT [[Amiloride#Structure]]
{{Amiloride}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{SS}}
 
==Description==
 
Amiloride HCl, an antikaliuretic-[[diuretic]]agent, is a pyrazine-carbonyl-guanidine that is unrelated chemically to other known antikaliuretic or [[diuretic]]agents. It is the salt of a moderately strong base (pKa 8.7). It is designated chemically as 3,5-diamino-6-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene) pyrazinecarboxamide monohydrochloride, dihydrate and has a molecular weight of 302.12. Its empirical formula is C6H8ClN7O•HCl•2H2O and its structural formula is:
{|
|[[File:Amiloride03.jpg|thumb|800px]]
|}
 
MIDAMOR (Amiloride HCl) is available for oral use as tablets containing 5 mg of anhydrous amiloride HCl. Each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium phosphate, D&C Yellow 10, iron oxide, lactose, magnesium stearate and starch.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = MIDAMOR (AMILORIDE HYDROCHLORIDE) TABLET [PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=f4cde6e4-12cb-4e30-920f-5b94576b4863 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate = 26 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
 
{{Sodium channel blockers}}
{{Diuretics}}
 
[[Category:Potassium-sparing diuretics]]
[[Category:Aminopyrazines]]
[[Category:Guanidines]]
[[Category:World Health Organization essential medicines]]
[[Category:Cardiovascular Drugs]]
[[Category:Drugs]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 21 July 2014