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DITROPAN®
(oxybutynin chloride) Tablets and Syrup

DRUG DESCRIPTION

Each scored biconvex, engraved blue DITROPAN® (oxybutynin chloride) Tablet contains 5 mg of oxybutynin chloride. Each 5 mL of DITROPAN Syrup contains 5 mg of oxybutynin chloride. Chemically, oxybutynin chloride is d,l (racemic) 4-diethylamino-2-butynyl phenylcyclohexylglycolate hydrochloride. The empirical formula of oxybutynin chloride is C22H31NO3•HCl. The structural formula appears below:

DITROPAN (oxybutynin chloride) structural formula illustration

Oxybutynin chloride is a white crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 393.9. It is readily soluble in water and acids, but relatively insoluble in alkalis.

DITROPAN Tablets also contain calcium stearate, FD&C Blue #1 Lake, lactose, and microcrystalline cellulose.

DITROPAN Syrup also contains citric acid, FD&C Green #3, glycerin, methylparaben, flavor, sodium citrate, sorbitol, sucrose, and water.

DITROPAN Tablets and Syrup are for oral administration.

Therapeutic Category: Antispasmodic, anticholinergic.


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