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Isoniazid is an antibacterial available as 100 mg and 300 mg tablets for oral administration. Each tablet also contains as inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose and stearic acid. | Isoniazid is an antibacterial available as 100 mg and 300 mg tablets for oral administration. Each tablet also contains as inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose and stearic acid. | ||
Isoniazid is chemically known as isonicotinyl hydrazine or isonicotinic acid hydrazide. It has an empirical formula of C6H7N30 and a molecular weight of 137.14. It has the following structure | Isoniazid is chemically known as isonicotinyl hydrazine or isonicotinic acid hydrazide. It has an empirical formula of C6H7N30 and a molecular weight of 137.14. It has the following structure: | ||
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Isoniazid is odorless, and occurs as a colorless or white crystalline powder or as white crystals. It is freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in [[alcohol]], and slightly soluble in chloroform and in ether. Isoniazid is slowly affected by exposure to air and light.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ISONIAZID (ISONIAZID) TABLET [MIKART, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=78e738d9-9c13-4fbd-bffa-77b003cdadac | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
Isoniazid is odorless, and occurs as a colorless or white crystalline powder or as white crystals. It is freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol, and slightly soluble in chloroform and in ether. Isoniazid is slowly affected by exposure to air and light.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ISONIAZID (ISONIAZID) TABLET [MIKART, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=78e738d9-9c13-4fbd-bffa-77b003cdadac | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 4 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]
Description
Isoniazid is an antibacterial available as 100 mg and 300 mg tablets for oral administration. Each tablet also contains as inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose and stearic acid.
Isoniazid is chemically known as isonicotinyl hydrazine or isonicotinic acid hydrazide. It has an empirical formula of C6H7N30 and a molecular weight of 137.14. It has the following structure:
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Isoniazid is odorless, and occurs as a colorless or white crystalline powder or as white crystals. It is freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol, and slightly soluble in chloroform and in ether. Isoniazid is slowly affected by exposure to air and light.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.