SPL Set ID: bc321932-b600-4659-a499-1853991b4ab9
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Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibacterial synthetically derived from oxytetracycline. Doxycycline tablets USP, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg and 150 mg contain doxycycline monohydrate equivalent to 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg or 150 mg of doxycycline, USP for oral administration. Doxycycline, USP is light yellow to pale yellow powder, very slightly soluble in alcohol and water; practically insoluble in ether. It dissolves in dilute solutions of mineral acids and in solutions of alkali hydroxides and carbonates. Its molecular weight is 462.45. The chemical designation of doxycycline is alpha-6-deoxy-5-oxytetracycline. Structural formula: Image C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 •H 2 O M.W. = 462.45 Doxycycline has a high degree of lipid solubility and a low affinity for calcium binding. It is highly stable in normal human serum. Doxycycline will not degrade into an epianhydro form. Inactive ingredients are as follows: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydroxyl propyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide. In addition, 50 mg tablets contain: D&C yellow#10 aluminum lake, FD&C blue#2, iron oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol and polysorbate 80. 75 mg tablets contain: iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, lactose monohydrate, triethyl citrate. 100 mg tablets contain: D&C yellow#10 aluminum lake, FD&C red#40, iron oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80. 150 mg tablets contain: D&C yellow#10 aluminum lake, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, lactose monohydrate, triethyl citrate. The Product meets USP dissolution test - 2 Structural formula