Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 637246

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What is hydrochloride?

Posted by Klavot on April 26, 2006, at 15:34:32

As in "sertraline hydrochloride", "bupropion hydrochloride" etc.

 

Re: What is hydrochloride? » Klavot

Posted by ed_uk on April 26, 2006, at 15:42:13

In reply to What is hydrochloride?, posted by Klavot on April 26, 2006, at 15:34:32

It's the salt. Bupropion and sertraline are bases (think alkali). They are reacted with hydrochloric acid to produce a stable salt: the hydrochloride.

There are other salts too eg.

Celexa is citalopram hydrobromide
Lexapro is escitalopram oxalate
Seroquel is quetiapine fumarate

Ed

 

Thanks Ed (nm)

Posted by Klavot on April 27, 2006, at 3:40:09

In reply to Re: What is hydrochloride? » Klavot, posted by ed_uk on April 26, 2006, at 15:42:13


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