CYSTAGON Capsule Ref.[27453] Active ingredients: Mercaptamine

Source: FDA, National Drug Code (US)  Revision Year: 2019 

Product description

CYSTAGON (cysteamine bitartrate) Capsules for oral administration, contain cysteamine bitartrate, a cystine depleting agent which lowers the cystine content of cells in patients with cystinosis, an inherited defect of lysosomal transport. CYSTAGON is the bitartrate salt of cysteamine, an aminothiol, beta-mercaptoethylamine. Cysteamine bitartrate is a highly water soluble white powder with a molecular weight of 227 and the molecular formula C2H7NS • C4H6O6.

It has the following chemical structure:

Each CYSTAGON Capsule contains 50 mg or 150 mg of cysteamine free base as cysteamine bitartrate. CYSTAGON Capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: ammonium hydroxide, black iron oxide, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, gelatin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pharmaceutical glaze, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate and titanium dioxide.

How Supplied

CYSTAGON (cysteamine bitartrate) Capsules are hard gelatin capsules which provide 50 mg or 150 mg of cysteamine free base as cysteamine bitartrate:

CYSTAGON Capsules, 50 mg are white, opaque capsules printed with CYSTA 50 on the body and MYLAN on the cap. They are available as follows:

NDC 0378-9040-05
bottles of 500 capsules

CYSTAGON Capsules, 150 mg are white, opaque capsules printed with CYSTAGON 150 on the body and MYLAN on the cap. They are available as follows:

NDC 0378-9045-05
bottles of 500 capsules

Drugs

Drug Countries
CYSTAGON Austria, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

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