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<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = TINDAMAX (TINIDAZOLE) TABLET, FILM COATED [MISSION PHARMACAL COMPANY] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a0d01539-8413-4703-94cc-d221918630a1 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ==Description== | ||
Tinidazole is a synthetic antiprotozoal and antibacterial agent. It is 1-[2-(ethylsulfonyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, a second-generation 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, which has the following chemical structure: | |||
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Tindamax pink oral tablets contain 250 mg or 500 mg of tinidazole. Inactive ingredients include croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Red 40 lake, FD&C Yellow 6 lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, pregelatinized corn starch, titanium dioxide, and triacetin.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = TINDAMAX (TINIDAZOLE) TABLET, FILM COATED [MISSION PHARMACAL COMPANY] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a0d01539-8413-4703-94cc-d221918630a1 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 7 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Description
Tinidazole is a synthetic antiprotozoal and antibacterial agent. It is 1-[2-(ethylsulfonyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, a second-generation 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, which has the following chemical structure:
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Tindamax pink oral tablets contain 250 mg or 500 mg of tinidazole. Inactive ingredients include croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Red 40 lake, FD&C Yellow 6 lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, pregelatinized corn starch, titanium dioxide, and triacetin.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.