SPL Set ID: 3f2f67a8-2d13-4a7c-8e90-8b625c6ed98e
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Flucytosine Capsules, USP are an antifungal agent available as 250 mg and 500 mg capsules for oral administration. In addition to the active ingredient of flucytosine, each capsule contains corn starch, lactose monohydrate and talc. The 250 mg capsule shell contains FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Green No. 3, D&C Yellow No. 10, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate and gelatin. The 500 mg capsule shell contains iron oxide yellow, iron oxide black, titanium dioxide, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate and gelatin. The imprinting ink used for 250 mg and 500 mg capsules contains black iron oxide. Chemically, flucytosine is 5-fluorocytosine, a fluorinated pyrimidine which is related to fluorouracil and floxuridine. It is a white to off-white crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 129.09 and the following structural formula: chemical structure