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Re: d4diddy post# 13772

Thursday, 08/10/2006 4:48:59 PM

Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:48:59 PM

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Diddy do you think that this had anything to do with the water ... Oral suspension?

..I googled tamiflu ingredients and this is what I got..

DESCRIPTION

TAMIFLU (oseltamivir phosphate) is available as a capsule containing 75 mg oseltamivir for oral use, in the form of oseltamivir phosphate,


"and as a powder for oral suspension, which when constituted with water as directed contains 12 mg/mL oseltamivir base.'



In addition to the active ingredient, each capsule contains pregelatinized starch, talc, povidone K 30, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide, black iron oxide, and red iron oxide. Each capsule is printed with blue ink, which includes FD&C Blue No. 2 as the colorant. In addition to the active ingredient, the powder for oral suspension contains xanthan gum, monosodium citrate, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, saccharin sodium, titanium dioxide, and tutti-frutti flavoring.

Oseltamivir phosphate is a white crystalline solid with the chemical name (3R,4R,5S)-4-acetylamino-5-amino-3(1-ethylpropoxy)-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, ethyl ester, phosphate (1:1). The chemical formula is C16H28N2O4 (free base). The molecular weight is 312.4 for oseltamivir free base and 410.4 for oseltamivir phosphate salt. The structural formula is as follows:

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/oseltamiv.htm

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