Chloromycetin: Biological Studies

Chloromycetin

effective over a wide range of microbial infection. Ever broadening usage of this drug is still being explored and the full account of its activity will naturally be deferred pending collection of further evidences. Of particular interest, however, is its action against salmonella group of organism, and against almost all types of rickettsia and a section of virus like that of primary atypical ...

Chloromycetin

Chloromycetin

Chloramphenicol (chloromycetin), an Antibiotic. Pharmacological and Pathological Studies in Animals.

It is a neutral white crystalline substance with a bitter taste and is stable in neutral and acid solutions. The drug is moderately soluble in water (0.25 per cent at room temperature, 0.65 per cent at 700 C and up to 15 per cent in propylene glycol, 5 per cent in 50 per cent acetamide), and is insoluble in vegetable oils. Solubility in urine or serum is about the same as in water. Solutions ar...

Chloromycetin in Typhoid