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Azithromycin for system suitability

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Azithromycin dihydrate, 1-Oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one, 13-[(2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-alpha-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)-beta-D-xylohexopyranosyl]oxy]-, [2R-(2R, 3S, 4R, 5R, 8R, 10R, 11R, 12S, 13S, 14R)]- dihydrate, N-Methyl-11-aza-10-deoxo-10-dihydroerythromycin A, CP-62993

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C38H72N2O12 · 2H2O
CAS Number:
117772-70-0
Molecular Weight:
785.02
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329831071
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
MFCD01862248

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InChI

1S/C38H72N2O12.2H2O/c1-15-27-38(10,46)31(42)24(6)40(13)19-20(2)17-36(8,45)33(52-35-29(41)26(39(11)12)16-21(3)48-35)22(4)30(23(5)34(44)50-27)51-28-18-37(9,47-14)32(43)25(7)49-28;;/h20-33,35,41-43,45-46H,15-19H2,1-14H3;2*1H2/t20-,21-,22+,23-,24-,25+,26+,27-,28+,29-,30+,31-,32+,33-,35+,36-,37-,38-;;/m1../s1

SMILES string

O.O.CC[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@H]2C[C@@](C)(OC)[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)O2)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@@H]3O[C@H](C)C[C@@H]([C@H]3O)N(C)C)[C@](C)(O)C[C@@H](C)CN(C)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O)[C@]1(C)O

InChI key

SRMPHJKQVUDLQE-KUJJYQHYSA-N

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

azithromycin

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Azithromycin for system suitability EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Azithromycin dihydrate is a macrolide antibiotic with anti-immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory properties.
Azithromycin dihydrate is a macrolide antibiotic, azalide subclass. It binds to the 50S subunit of the 70S bacterial ribosomes and inhibits RNA-dependent protein synthesis in bacterial cells. Azithromycin also has anti-immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory properties, which make it useful in treating cystic fibrosis.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Sarah E Burr et al.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 92(7), 490-498 (2014-08-12)
To evaluate the effect of repeated mass drug administration (MDA) of azithromycin in the Gambia on the nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and on the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. This study involved villages that participated in a cluster randomized trial
Patricia C Valery et al.
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 1(8), 610-620 (2014-01-28)
Indigenous children in high-income countries have a heavy burden of bronchiectasis unrelated to cystic fibrosis. We aimed to establish whether long-term azithromycin reduced pulmonary exacerbations in Indigenous children with non-cystic-fibrosis bronchiectasis or chronic suppurative lung disease. Between Nov 12, 2008
Keith C Meyer et al.
The European respiratory journal, 44(6), 1479-1503 (2014-11-02)
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a major complication of lung transplantation that is associated with poor survival. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society convened a committee of international experts to describe
Henrik Svanström et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 368(18), 1704-1712 (2013-05-03)
Azithromycin use is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes among patients at high baseline risk. Whether azithromycin confers a similar risk in the unselected general population is unknown. We conducted a nationwide historical cohort study involving
Bruce D Gaynor et al.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 90(5), 846-851 (2014-03-13)
We assessed the effect of mass azithromycin treatment on malaria parasitemia in a trachoma trial in Niger. Twenty-four study communities received treatment during the wet, high-transmission season. Twelve of the 24 communities were randomized to receive an additional treatment during
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