Category:
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
CAS NO:
1
Standard:
USP;BP,
Levofloxacin Hemihydrate is the hemihydrate form of the active pharmaceutical ingredient Levofloxacin, a third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Produced via asymmetric synthesis or chiral resolution of racemic ofloxacin, its molecular formula is C18H20FN3O4·0.5H2O with CAS 116450-97-6.
Contraindicated in patients with quinolone hypersensitivity or tendon disorders. Store in sealed containers below 25°C to prevent hydrolysis. Handle with PPE to avoid inhalation or dermal exposure during manufacturing.