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| | #REDIRECT [[Irbesartan#Pharmacology]] |
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| ==Description==
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| AVAPRO®* (irbesartan) is an angiotensin II receptor (AT1 subtype) antagonist.
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| Irbesartan is a non-peptide compound, chemically described as a 2-butyl-3-[p-(o-1H-tetrazol-5-ylphenyl)benzyl]-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-1-en-4-one.
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| Its empirical formula is C25H28N6O, and the structural formula:
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| Irbesartan is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 428.5. It is a nonpolar compound with a partition coefficient (octanol/water) of 10.1 at pH of 7.4. Irbesartan is slightly soluble in alcohol and methylene chloride and practically insoluble in water. | |
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| AVAPRO is available for oral administration in unscored tablets containing 75 mg, 150 mg, or 300 mg of irbesartan. Inactive ingredients include: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, and polyethylene glycol 3000.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = AVAPRO (IRBESARTAN) TABLET [SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=7885b2a8-be4e-48ab-8113-4e6ab791eb98 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 20 February 2014 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{Angiotensin II receptor antagonists}}
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| [[Category:Angiotensin II receptor antagonists]]
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| [[Category:Sanofi]]
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| [[Category:Bristol-Myers Squibb]]
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| [[Category:Tetrazoles]]
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| [[Category:Biphenyls]]
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| [[Category:Lactams]]
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| [[Category:Spiro compounds]]
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| [[Category:Nitrogen heterocycles]]
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| [[Category:Cardiovascular Drugs]]
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| [[Category:Drugs]]
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