Sumycin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Tetracycline (periodontal)

Sumycin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Tetracycline (periodontal)

DESCRIPTION

Actisite® periodontal fiber for periodontal pocket placement consists of a 23 cm (9 inch) monofilament of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, 0.5 mm in diameter, containing 12.7 mg of evenly dispersed tetracycline hydrochloride, USP.Actisite® fiber provides continuous release of tetracycline for 10 days.

Actisite is an antibiotic originally isolated from Streptomyces aureofaciens. Chemically it is the monohydrochloride of [4S-(4(gamma),4a(gamma),5a(gamma),6ß,12a(gamma))]-4-(dimethylamino)- 1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,1 1-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide.

Empirical Formula: C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈.HCl.