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Vibramycin Intravenous

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VIBRAMYCIN®
(doxycycline hyclate) for Injection

FOR INTRAVENOUS USE ONLY

DRUG DESCRIPTION

Vibramycin (doxycycline hyclate for injection) Intravenous is a broad-spectrum antibiotic synthetically derived from oxytetracycline, and is available as Vibramycin Hyclate (doxycycline hydrochloride hemiethanolate hemihydrate). The chemical designation of this light-yellow crystalline powder is alpha-6-deoxy-5-oxytetracycline. Doxycycline has a high degree of lipoid solubility and a low affinity for calcium binding. It is highly stable in normal human serum.

Vibramycin has the following structural formula:

Brand Name: Vibramycin Intravenous
Generic Name: Doxycycline hyclate

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