Sumycin
SUMYCIN® ‘250' TABLETS
SUMYCIN® ‘500' TABLETS
(tetracycline hydrochloride) Tablets USP
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Sumycin ‘250' and Sumycin ‘500' Tablets (Tetracycline Hydrochloride Tablets) and other antibacterial drugs, Sumycin ‘250' and Sumycin ‘500' Tablets (Tetracycline Hydrochloride Tablets) should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
DRUG DESCRIPTION
Sumycin for oral administration contains tetracycline, an antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces aureofaciens. Tetracycline is described chemically as 4-(dimethylamino)-1, 4, 4a, 5, 5a, 6, 11, 12a-octa- hydro-3, 6, 10, 12, 12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1, 11-dioxo-2-nap- thacenecarboxamide; its structural formula is:
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Sumycin ‘250' and Sumycin ‘500' Tablets (Tetracycline Hydrochloride Tablets) are available for oral administration as tablets providing 250 mg and 500 mg tetracycline hydrochloride, respectively. Inactive ingredients: colorants (D&C Red No. 30 Aluminum lake, titanium dioxide), hypromellose, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid. In addition, 250 mg contains methylene chloride hydroxypropyl cellulose, triacetin, and 500 mg contains polyethylene glycol, polyparaben, methylparaben, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, propylparaben, and xanthan gum.
Generic Name: Tetracycline
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