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Each Pyrazinamide tablet for oral administration contains 500 mg of pyrazinamide and the following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate (dihydrate), colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, and stearic acid. | Each Pyrazinamide tablet for oral administration contains 500 mg of pyrazinamide and the following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate (dihydrate), colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, and stearic acid.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = PYRAZINAMIDE (PYRAZINAMIDE) TABLET [MIKART, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a719ec72-771f-49c9-b93d-9d5f585176a4 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:14, 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
Pyrazinamide, the pyrazine analogue of nicotinamide, is an antituberculous agent. It is a white crystalline powder, stable at room temperature, and sparingly soluble in water. Pyrazinamide has the following structural formula:
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Each Pyrazinamide tablet for oral administration contains 500 mg of pyrazinamide and the following inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate (dihydrate), colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, and stearic acid.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.