SPL Set ID: 20a8f14c-9c90-47f7-98b1-e8c63414cdf0
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Vancomycin Hydrochloride Capsules, USP for oral administration contain chromatographically purified vancomycin hydrochloride, a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic derived from Amycolatopsis orientalis (formerly Nocardia orientalis ), which has the chemical formula C 66 H 75 Cl 2 N 9 O 24 •HCl. The molecular weight of vancomycin hydrochloride is 1485.73; 500 mg of the base is equivalent to 0.34 mmol. Each capsule contains 125 mg vancomycin (equivalent to 128 mg vancomycin hydrochloride) or 250 mg vancomycin (equivalent to 256 mg vancomycin hydrochloride).The capsules also contain F D & C Blue No. 2, F D & C Red No. 40, F D & C Yellow No. 6, gelatin, polyethylene glycol, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, sodium lauryl sulphate and titanium dioxide. Vancomycin hydrochloride has the structural formula: fig-1