ISENTRESS Chewable tablet Ref.[8805] Active ingredients: Raltegravir

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., Waarderweg 39, 2031 BN Haarlem, The Netherlands

Product name and form

ISENTRESS 25 mg chewable tablets.

ISENTRESS 100 mg chewable tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Chewable tablet.

Chewable tablet 25 mg: Pale yellow, round, chewable tablet with MSD corporate logo on one side and “473” on the other side.

Chewable tablet 100 mg: Pale orange coloured, oval shaped, chewable tablet scored on both sides with the MSD corporate logo and “477” on one side and without inscription on the other side.

The tablet can be divided into equal 50 mg doses.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each chewable tablet contains 25 mg of raltegravir (as potassium).

Each chewable tablet contains 100 mg of raltegravir (as potassium).

Excipients with known effect 25 mg: Each chewable tablet contains approximately 0.46 mg fructose, approximately 0.05 mg phenylalanine (as a component of aspartame) and approximately 1.4 mg sorbitol.

Excipients with known effect 100 mg: Each chewable tablet contains approximately 0.93 mg fructose, approximately 0.10 mg phenylalanine (as a component of aspartame) and approximately 2.8 mg sorbitol.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Raltegravir

Raltegravir is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor active against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1). Raltegravir inhibits the catalytic activity of integrase, an HIV-encoded enzyme that is required for viral replication. Inhibition of integrase prevents the covalent insertion, or integration, of the HIV genome into the host cell genome.

List of Excipients

Chewable tablet 25 mg:

Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Sucralose
Saccharin sodium
Sodium citrate dihydrate
Mannitol
Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate
Sorbitol (E420)
Fructose
Banana flavour
Orange flavour
Masking flavour
Aspartame (E951)
Crospovidone, Type A
Sodium stearyl fumarate
Magnesium stearate
Hypromellose 2910/6cP
Macrogol/PEG 400
Ethylcellulose 20 cP
Ammonium hydroxide
Medium chain triglycerides
Oleic acid
Yellow iron oxide

Chewable tablet 100 mg:

Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Sucralose
Saccharin sodium
Sodium citrate dihydrate
Mannitol
Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate
Sorbitol (E420)
Fructose
Banana flavour
Orange flavour
Masking flavour
Aspartame (E951)
Crospovidone, Type A
Sodium stearyl fumarateMagnesium stearate
Hypromellose 2910/6cP
Macrogol/PEG 400
Ethylcellulose 20 cP
Ammonium hydroxide
Medium chain triglycerides
Oleic acid
Red iron oxide
Yellow iron oxide

Pack sizes and marketing

High density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle with a child-resistant polypropylene closure, induction seal and silica gel desiccant: 60 tablets.

Marketing authorization holder

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., Waarderweg 39, 2031 BN Haarlem, The Netherlands

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/07/436/003 – 25 mg
EU/1/07/436/004 – 100 mg

Date of first authorisation: 20 December 2007

Date of latest renewal: 14 May 2014

Drugs

Drug Countries
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