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
Canada DMF
CEP
EU DMF
Other
US DMF