TEGASEROD MALEATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 189188-57-6

TEGASEROD MALEATE

EINECS NO.  
FORMULA C16H23N5O·C4H4O4
MOL WT. 417.47

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 

SYNONYMS  
3-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-ylmethylene)-N-pentylcarbazimidamide hydrogen maleate;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off-white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 152 - 155 C
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Practically insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Tegaserod is a medicine to increase bowel movement and used to treat short term IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), abdominal pain and discomfort, bloating, and constipation for women. The hydrogen maleate salt of tegaserod is a white to off-white crystalline powder; practicaly insoluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol; melting point 152 - 153 C; administered orally. Chemical designation is 3-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-ylmethylene)-N-pentylcarbazimidamide hydrogen maleate.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

IDENTIFICATION

Complies Test A,B

ASSAY

99.0% min

LOSS ON DRYING

1.0% max

RELATED SUBSTANCE

0.5% max

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

SULFATED ASH

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
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HAZARD CLASS  
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OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: n/a, Risk Phrases: 42/43, Safety Phrases: 22-36/37-45