Methycobal Description

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Description

Tablet: Methycobal Tablets 500 μg are white, sugar-coated tablets. (See Table 1.)

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Each tablet contains 500 μg of mecobalamin.
Physicochemistry: Nonproprietary name: Mecobalamin (JAN, INN).
Chemical name: Coα-[α-(5, 6-Dimethyl-1H-benzoimidazol-1-yl)]-Coβ-methylcobamide.
Molecular formula: C₆₃H₉₁CoN₁₃O₁₄P.
Molecular weight: 1344.38.
Description: Mecobalamin occurs as dark red crystals or crystalline powder. It is sparingly soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol (99.5), and practically insoluble in acetonitrile. It is degraded by light.
Injection: METHYCOBAL is a clear, red liquid containing the following ingredients, and contained in brown ampoule (one-point-cut type). (See Table 2.)

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Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Tablet: It also contains carnauba wax, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium oxide, stearic acid, calcium stearate, sucrose, talc, precipitated calcium carbonate, corn starch, lactose hydrate, white shellac, hydroxypropylcellulose, pullulan, povidone, macrogol 6000 and hydrated silicon dioxide as inactive ingredients.

mecobalamin

Manufacturer:

Eisai

Distributor:

Zuellig Pharma