Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2019 Publisher: Accord-UK Ltd (Trading style: Accord), Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8NS
MINOCYCLINE TABLETS BP 50mg.
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Beige film-coated tablets. Beige, circular, biconvex film-coated tablets, impressed “C” on one face and the identifying letters “MI” on the reverse. |
Each tablet contains Minocycline Hydrochloride equivalent to 50mg anhydrous minocycline.
Excipients with known effect: Each 50mg tablet contains 114.00 mg lactose.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Minocycline |
Minocycline is a semi-synthetic derivative of tetracycline. Minocycline inhibits protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria. In common with other tetracyclines it is primarily bacteriostatic and has a similar spectrum of activity to other tetracyclines. |
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The tablets also contain: Hydroxypropylcellulose (E463) The coating contains: Hypromellose (E464) |
The product containers are rigid injection moulded polypropylene or injection blow-moulded polyethylene containers and snap-on polyethylene lids; in case any supply difficulties should arise the alternative is amber glass containers with screw caps and polyfoam wad or cotton wool.
The product may also be supplied in blister packs in cartons:
a) Carton: Printed carton manufactured from white folding box board.
b) Blister pack: (i) 250µm white rigid PVC. (ii) Surface printed 20µm hard temper aluminium foil with 5-6g/M2 PVC and PVdC compatible heat seal lacquer on the reverse side.
Pack sizes: 28’s, 30’s, 50’s, 56’s, 60’s, 84’s, 90’s, 100’s, 112’s, 120’s, 168’s, 180’s, 500’s, 1000’s
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Product may also be supplied in bulk packs, for reassembly purposes only, in polybags contained in tins, skillets or polybuckets filled with suitable cushioning material. Bulk packs are included for temporary storage of the finished product before final packaging into the proposed marketing containers.
Maximum size of bulk packs: 50,000.
Accord-UK Ltd (Trading style: Accord), Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8NS
PL 0142/0356
July 1993
Renewed December 1998
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