DESCRIPTION
LyophilizedCYTOXAN ® (cyclophosphamide
for injection, USP)
CYTOXAN ® Tablets (cyclophosphamide tablets, USP)
Lyophilized CYTOXAN® (cyclophosphamide for injection,
USP) is a sterile white lyophilized cake, or partially broken
cake, containing 75 mg mannitol per 100 mg cyclophosphamide
(anhydrous).
CYTOXAN Tablets are for oral use and contain 25 mg or 50
mg cyclophosphamide (anhydrous).
Inactive ingredients in CYTOXAN tablets are: acacia, FD&C
Blue No.1, D&C Yellow No.10 Aluminum Lake, lactose,
magnesium stearate, starch, stearic acid and talc.
Cyclophosphamide is a synthetic antineoplastic drug chemically
related to the nitrogen mustards. Cyclophosphamide is a
white crystalline powder with the molecular formula C7H15C12N2O2P•H2O
and a molecular weight of 279.1. The chemical name for cyclophosphamide
is 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino] tetrahydro-2H-13,2-oxazaphosphorine
2-oxide monohydrate. Cyclophosphamide is soluble in water,
saline, or ethanol.
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