Aziro-500 Description

Each film-coated tablet contains: Azithromycin dihydrate USP equivalent to Azithromycin 500 mg.
Azithromcyin Tablets, USP contain the active ingredient azithromycin, anazalide, a substance of macrolide antibiotics for oral administration. Azithromycin has the chemical name (2R,3S,4R,5R,8R,10R,11R,12S,13S,14R)-13-[(2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy-3,5,6,8,10,12,14-heptamethyl-11-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-1-oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one. Azithromcyin is derived from erythromycin; however, it differs chemically from erythromycin in that a methyl-substituted nitrogen atom is incorporated into the lactone ring. Its molecular formula is C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂, and its molecular weight is 749.
Azithromycin, as the dihydrate, is a white crystalline powder with a molecular formula C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂•2H₂O and a molecular weight of 785.
Azithromycin is supplied for oral administration as, white oval shape film-coated tablets with break line on one surface containing azithromycin dihydrate equivalent to 500 mg azithromycin.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Lactose, Maize starch, Purified talc, Colloidal anhydrous silica, Sodium starch glycolate, Croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate and Hypromellose, ethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Sunset yellow lake, Isopropyl alcohol and Dichloromethane used as coating material.