Zonegran

Zonegran Description

zonisamide

Manufacturer:

Sumitomo Pharma

Distributor:

Zuellig
/
HI-Eisai

Marketer:

Eisai
Full Prescribing Info
Description
Each film-coated tablet contains 100 mg of zonisamide.
Generic name: Zonisamide (JAN, INN).
Chemical name: 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonamide.
Molecular formula: C8H8N2O3S.
Molecular weight: 212.23.
Melting point: 164-168°C.
Partition coefficient: 1.04 (Chloroform/water solvent. pH 7.04, at room temperature).
Zonisamide is a white to pale yellow crystal or crystalline powder. It is odorless or has a slightly characteristic odor and has a slightly bitter taste. It is freely soluble in acetone, sparingly soluble in methanol, slightly soluble in ethanol, and very slightly soluble in water, ether and chloroform.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: It contains microcrystalline cellulose, lactose hydrate, hydroxypropylcelullose, low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, magnesium stearate, light anhydrous silicic acid, hypromellose, macrogol, titanium oxide and talc.
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