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Ofloxacin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H20FN3O4
CAS Number:
82419-36-1
Molecular Weight:
361.37
MDL number:
MFCD00226105
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329818819
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1COc2c(N3CCN(C)CC3)c(F)cc4C(=O)C(=CN1c24)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H20FN3O4/c1-10-9-26-17-14-11(16(23)12(18(24)25)8-22(10)14)7-13(19)15(17)21-5-3-20(2)4-6-21/h7-8,10H,3-6,9H2,1-2H3,(H,24,25)

InChI key

GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

Unit quantity: 50 mg. Subject to change. The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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S V Onrust et al.
Drugs, 56(5), 895-928 (1998-11-26)
Ofloxacin is an established fluoroquinolone agent which achieves good concentrations in genitourinary tract tissues and fluids. It has good in vitro activity against most Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Haemophilus ducreyi, intermediate activity against
K L Simpson et al.
Drugs, 58(3), 509-531 (1999-09-24)
Ofloxacin is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA gyrase, halting DNA replication. Ofloxacin has been formulated as a 0.3% otic solution for the treatment of ear infections. Topical administration of ofloxacin otic solution
G A Gates
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 20(1), 104-107 (2001-02-15)
To assess the safety of topical agents in the middle ear, animal studies were reviewed. Compared with aminoglycoside-containing preparations, which caused significant loss of hair cells in the basal turn of the cochlea, ofloxacin caused no loss of hair cells
Steve P Bernier et al.
PLoS genetics, 9(1), e1003144-e1003144 (2013-01-10)
High levels of antibiotic tolerance are a hallmark of bacterial biofilms. In contrast to well-characterized inherited antibiotic resistance, molecular mechanisms leading to reversible and transient antibiotic tolerance displayed by biofilm bacteria are still poorly understood. The physiological heterogeneity of biofilms
Chee Wee Gan et al.
The Laryngoscope, 123(7), 1770-1777 (2013-05-15)
To develop a novel drug-eluting biodegradable ventilation tube (VT), to evaluate in vitro sustained release and antibacterial adherence of ofloxacin-loaded biodegradable VT on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and to evaluate in vivo biodegradation of VT in guinea pig ears. A randomized animal
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