General Information
Tigecycline is an anti-bacterial agent for intravenous infusion. It is used to treat patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
About the API
Systematic name
(4S,4aS,5aR,12aS)-9-[2-(tert-butylamino)acetamido]-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide
Trade name(s)
Tygacil
Technology
Synthetic
Molecular Formula
C29H39N5O8
Molecular Weight
585.65 g/mol
Physical properties
Orange lyophilized powder or cake
Therapeutic category
Infectious disease
Available formulations
Injectables
Regulations
Canada DMF
CEP
EU DMF
Other
US DMF