SPL Set ID: 0b59e98c-5b34-4b93-90f6-20526f4d4f88
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Capecitabine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor. The chemical name is 5’-deoxy-5-fluoro-N[(pentyloxy) carbonyl]-cytidine and has a molecular formula of C 15 H 22 FN 3 O 6 and a molecular weight of 359.35. Capecitabine has the following structural formula: Capecitabine USP is a white or almost white powder. Capecitabine USP is freely soluble in anhydrous ethanol, sparingly soluble in water and practically insoluble in heptane. Capecitabine tablets USP are supplied as biconvex, film-coated tablets for oral administration. Each light peach-colored tablet contains 150 mg capecitabine USP and each peach-colored tablet contains 500 mg capecitabine USP. The inactive ingredients in capecitabine tablets USP include: croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. The peach or light peach film coating contains hypromellose, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, talc and titanium dioxide. capecitabinechemicalstructure