SPL Set ID: 8ec7dc90-825c-422e-9f4b-c8ace9d93af5
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COLISTIMETHATE
(COLISTIMETHATE ...)
5 mg
Injection
Colistimethate for Injection, USP is a sterile parenteral antibiotic product which, when reconstituted (see Reconstitution ), is suitable for intramuscular or intravenous administration. Each vial contains colistimethate sodium or pentasodium colistinmethanesulfonate (150 mg colistin base activity). Colistimethate sodium is a polypeptide antibiotic with an approximate molecular weight of 1750. The empirical formula is C 58 H 105 N 16 Na 5 O 28 S 5 and the structural formula is represented below: Dbu is 2,4-diaminobutanoic acid; R is 5-methylheptyl in colistin A and 5-methylhexyl in colistin B Chemical Structure