THIOPHENICOL 250MG 16 F.C. TAB

THIAMPHENICOL (ALSO KNOWN AS THIOPHENICOL AND DEXTROSULPHENIDOL) IS AN ANTIBIOTIC & IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT. IT IS THE METHYL-SULFONYL ANALOGUE OF CHLORAMPHENICOL AND HAS A SIMILAR SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY BUT IS 2.5 TO 5 TIMES AS POTENT. LIKE CHLORAMPHENICOL IT IS INSOLUBLE IN WATER BUT HIGHLY SOLUBLE IN LIPIDS. IT IS USED IN MANY COUNTRIES AS A VETERINARY ANTIBIOTIC.