Cafcit Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Caffeine Citrate

Cafcit Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Caffeine Citrate

DESCRIPTION

CAFCIT® (caffeine citrate) Injection for intravenous administration is a clear, colorless, sterile, non-pyrogenic, preservative-free, aqueous solution adjusted to pH 4.7. Each mL of CAFCIT® Injection contains 20 mg caffeine citrate (equivalent to 10 mg of caffeine base). It is prepared in solution by the addition of 10 mg caffeine anhydrous to 5.0 mg citric acid monohydrate, 8.3 mg sodium citrate dihydrate and Water for Injection.

Caffeine, a central nervous system stimulant, is an odorless white crystalline powder or granule, with a bitter taste. It is sparingly soluble in water and ethanol at room temperature. The chemical name of caffeine is 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione. In the presence of citric acid it forms caffeine citrate salt in solution. The chemical formula of caffeine citrate is C₁₄H₁₈N₄O₉ and its molecular weight as follows: 386.31.