SPL Set ID: 643a31d6-0e30-4602-a9b4-355fe944bfea
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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 is a white to off-white crystalline powder with an aqueous solubility of 26 mg/mL at 20ºC. Capecitabine Tablets, USP are supplied as biconvex, oblong film-coated tablets for oral use. Each light peach- colored tablet debossed with ‘C150’ on one side and plain on other side contains 150 mg of capecitabine USP and each peach colored tablet debossed with ‘C500’ on one side and plain on other side contains 500 mg of capecitabine USP. The inactive ingredients in capecitabine include: anhydrous lactose, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. The peach or light peach film coating contains hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, red iron oxides, synthetic yellow, talc and titanium dioxide. capecitabine-01