SPL Set ID: ac52a235-1b6f-47a2-b3d9-8d538eeae02f
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Pimecrolimus Cream, 1%, for topical use, contains the compound pimecrolimus, the immunosuppressant 33-epi-chloro-derivative of the macrolactam ascomycin. Chemically, pimecrolimus is (1R,9S,12S,13S,14S,17R,21S,23S,24R,25S,27R)-12-[(1E)-1-[(1R,3R,4S)-4-chloro-3-methoxycyclohexyl]prop-1-en-2-yl]-17-ethyl-1,14-dihydroxy-23,25-dimethoxy-13,19, 21,27-tetramethyl-11,28-dioxa-4-azatricyclo[22.3.1.0 4,9 ]octacos-18-ene-2,3,10,16-tetrone. The compound has the empirical formula C 43 H 68 CINO 11 and the molecular weight of 810.45. The structural formula is: Pimecrolimus is a white to off-white powder. It is freely soluble in methylethylketone, methylisobutylketone, dichloromethane and tetrahydrofuran, soluble in acetone, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile and toluene, sparingly soluble in isopropanol and practically insoluble in water. Each gram of Pimecrolimus Cream, 1% contains 10 mg of pimecrolimus in a white to off-white cream base of benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid anhydrous, mono- and di-glycerides, oleyl alcohol, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium cetostearyl sulfate, sodium hydroxide, stearyl alcohol, and triglycerides. structure