SPL Set ID: 648fe68b-da2d-47cc-b4d2-905d0ea588a5
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Mupirocin cream, USP contains the dihydrate crystalline calcium hemi-salt of the RNA synthetase inhibitor antibacterial, mupirocin, USP. Chemically, it is (α E ,2 S ,3 R ,4 R ,5 S )-5-[(2 S ,3 S ,4 S ,5 S )-2,3-epoxy-5-hydroxy-4-methylhexyl]tetrahydro-3,4-dihydroxy-β-methyl-2 H -pyran-2-crotonic acid, ester with 9-hydroxynonanoic acid, calcium salt (2:1), dihydrate. The molecular formula of mupirocin calcium, USP is C 52 H 86 CaO 18 •2H 2 O, and the molecular weight is 1,075.34. The molecular weight of mupirocin, USP free acid is 500.6. The structural formula of mupirocin calcium, USP is: Each gram of mupirocin cream, USP contains 20 mg (2% w/w) of mupirocin, USP equivalent to 21.5 mg (2.15% w/w) of mupirocin calcium, USP. The inactive ingredients are benzyl alcohol, geleol mono and diglycerides, mineral oil, phenoxyethanol, polyoxyl 20 cetostearyl ether, purified water, and xanthan gum. Structural Formula