GUTRON Tablets Ref.[8181] Active ingredients: Midodrine

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU) 

Product name and form

GUTRON 5, tablets 5 mg.

Pharmaceutical Form

Tablet.

Orange round biplanar tablets with bevelled edge scored on one side with “GU” above and “5” below the score.

The tablet can be divided into equal doses.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each tablet contains 5 mg midodrine hydrochloride.

Excipients with known effects: Each tablet of Gutron 5 contains 0.25 mg Sunset Yellow (E110).

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Midodrine

Midodrine is the rapidly absorbed pro-drug of the pharmacologically active constituent desglymidodrine. Desglymidodrine is a sympathicomimetic with a direct and selective effect on the peripheral α1-adrenergic receptors. This α1-stimulative effect induces vasoconstriction of the venous system.

List of Excipients

Magnesium stearate
Talc
Colloidal anhydrous silica
Microcrystalline cellulose
Maize starch
Sunset Yellow (E110)

Pack sizes and marketing

Gutron 5 tablets are packed in PVC/PVDC/aluminium strips or alternatively in brown,
hydrolytic glass type III bottles with cap closure.

Pack sizes:

Glass bottle with 100 tablets.
Blister with 20, 30 or 50 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Drugs

Drug Countries
GUTRON Austria, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore

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