SPL Set ID: ae29aa18-6efb-47c9-bbd7-cbe8af1b7f38
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Tetracycline, USP is a yellow, odorless, crystalline powder. Tetracycline, USP is stable in air but exposure to strong sunlight causes it to darken. Its potency is affected in solutions of pH below 2 and is rapidly destroyed by alkali hydroxide solutions. Tetracycline, USP is very slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in dilute acid and in alkali hydroxide solutions, sparingly soluble in alcohol, and practically insoluble in chloroform and in ether. The chemical name for tetracycline hydrochloride, USP is 4-(Dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,-12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide monohydrochloride. Its structural formula is as follows: Each capsule, for oral administration, contains 250 mg or 500 mg tetracycline hydrochloride, USP. Inactive Ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, pregelatinized starch (corn), and stearic acid. The 250 mg and 500 mg capsule shells contain D&C yellow #10, FD&C blue #1, FD&C yellow #6, gelatin, and titanium dioxide. The imprinting ink for the 250 mg and 500 mg capsules contains D&C yellow #10, ethanol, FD&C blue #1, FD&C blue #2, FD&C red #40, iron oxide black, methanol, n-butyl alcohol, propylene glycol and shellac glaze. USP Dissolution Test 2. Structural Formula