SPL Set ID: acf5dbe5-ca75-4300-816f-b3f4625f6e7d
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Tigecycline for injection, USP is a tetracycline class antibacterial for intravenous infusion. The chemical name of tigecycline is (4 S ,4a S ,5a R ,12a S )-9-[2-( tert -butylamino)acetamido]-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide. The following represents the chemical structure of tigecycline: Figure 1: Structure of Tigecycline Tigecycline for injection, USP is an orange lyophilized powder or cake. Each tigecycline single dose 10 mL vial contains 50 mg tigecycline and 82.6 mg of arginine as lyophilized powder for reconstitution for intravenous infusion. The pH is adjusted with hydrochloric acid, and if necessary sodium hydroxide. The product does not contain preservatives. fig