MYONAL Tablets / Granules Ref.[11086] Active ingredients: Eperisone

Tablets 50 mg

Each white, sugar-coated tablet contains 50 mg of eperisone hydrochloride.

It contains carnauba wax, carmellose, hydrated silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium oxide, stearic acid, calcium stearate, sucrose, talc, precipitated calcium carbonate, corn starch, white shellac, hydroxypropylcellulose, pullulan, povidone and macrogol 6000 as inactive ingredients.

Granules 10%

Each gram of white to yellowish white granules contains 100 mg of eperisone hydrochloride.

It contains carmellose, light anhydrous silicic acid, talc, corn starch, lactose hydrate, povidone, polyvinylacetal diethylaminoacetate and macrogol 6000 as inactive ingredients.

Physicochemistry

Nonproprietary name: Eperisone Hydrochloride (JAN), Eperisone (INN)

Chemical name: (2RS)1(4-Ethylphenyl)-2-methyl-3-piperidin-1-ylpropan-1-one monohydrochloride

Molecular formula: C₁₇H₂₅NO ⋅ HCl

Molecular weight: 295.85

Structural formula:

Description: Eperisone hydrochloride occurs as a white, crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water, in methanol and in acetic acid (100), soluble in ethanol (99.5). A solution of eperisone hydrochloride in methanol (1 in 100) shows no optical rotation.

Melting point: About 167°C (decomposition)