Tylosin tartrate

Tylosin tartrate (CAS 74610-55-2) is the tartrate salt form of the macrolide antibiotic tylosin. Also marketed as Pharmasin, Tylan Soluble and Tylan Injectable.

Where is Tylosin tartrate used?

• Veterinary medicine and animal production: antimicrobial agent controlling bacterial infections and supporting growth performance in livestock
• Swine and poultry: incorporated into medicated feed and drinking water to treat and prevent respiratory and enteric infections caused by Mycoplasma
• Cattle and sheep: injectable formulations manage pneumonia and soft tissue infections in individual animals
• It also serves as a reference standard and active pharmaceutical ingredient.
• Laboratories use it as a positive control in antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Good to know: Consistent potency and purity are critical for batch release in veterinary drug manufacturing.

Commercial specifications

• Potency expressed in units per milligram against established reference standards
• Bulk quantities for feed additive manufacturers; smaller packaging for compounding pharmacies