SPL Set ID: 8224b9c5-5c4b-4dda-bc58-47b6604c2884
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Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibacterial synthetically derived from oxytetracycline. Doxycycline 150 mg, 100 mg, 75 mg, and 50 mg tablets contain doxycycline monohydrate, USP equivalent to 150 mg, 100 mg, 75 mg, or 50 mg of doxycycline for oral administration. Inactive ingredients include colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate, and titanium dioxide. In addition, doxycycline 50 mg tablets contain: FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum lake and polyethylene glycol, 75 mg tablets contain: D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum lake, FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum lake and triacetin, 100 mg tablets contain: polyethylene glycol and FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum lake and 150 mg tablets contain: polyethylene glycol. Its molecular weight is 462.46. The chemical designation of the light-yellow crystalline powder is alpha-6-deoxy-5-oxytetracycline. Structural formula: C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 •H 2 O Doxycycline has a high degree of lipid solubility and a low affinity for calcium binding. It is highly stable in normal human serum. Doxycycline will not degrade into an epianhydro form figure 1