SPL Set ID: 88c5af84-900a-4372-b056-bfea70c129cf
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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 USP is a white or almost white powder. Capecitabine USP is freely soluble in anhydrous ethanol, sparingly soluble in water and practically insoluble in heptane. Capecitabine tablets, USP are supplied as oval shaped film-coated tablets for oral use. Each light peach colored tablet contains 150 mg capecitabine, USP and each light peach colored tablet contains 500 mg capecitabine, USP. The inactive ingredients in capecitabine tablets include: croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. The peach or light peach film coating contains hypromellose, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, talc and titanium dioxide. capecitabine-str