ISENTRESS Granules for oral suspension Ref.[8807] 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 100 mg granules for oral suspension.

Pharmaceutical Form

Granules for oral suspension.

White to off-white, granular powder that may contain yellow or beige to tan particles, in a single-use sachet.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each sachet contains 100 mg of raltegravir (as potassium). Following reconstitution the oral suspension has a concentration of 10 mg per mL.

Excipients with known effect: Each sachet contains approximately: 0.5 mg fructose, 1.5 mg sorbitol and 4.7 mg sucrose.

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

Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Sucralose
Mannitol
Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate
Sorbitol (E420)
Fructose
Banana flavour
Sucrose
Crospovidone, Type A
Magnesium stearate
Hypromellose 2910/6cP
Macrogol/PEG 400
Ethylcellulose 20 cP
Ammonium hydroxide
Medium chain triglycerides
Oleic acid
Microcrystalline cellulose
Carmellose sodium

Pack sizes and marketing

PET/aluminium/LLDPE sachets.

One carton contains 60 sachets, two 1 mL, two 3 mL and two 10 mL oral dosing syringes and 2 mixing cups.

Marketing authorization holder

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

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/07/436/005

Date of first authorisation: 20 December 2007
Date of latest renewal: 14 May 2014

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Drug Countries
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