“…Furthermore, its efficiency in the treatment of tetracycline-resistant cholera, staphylococcal brain abscesses, meningitis, influenza, pneumonia, and several infections has effectively been demonstrated over the years. 4 Unfortunately, it can also produce adverse effects such as aplastic anaemia, bone marrow suppression, childhood leukemia, and gray baby syndrome, so this compound requires medical prescription. For the administration of this drug there are currently several ways, for instance capsules, oily or liquid form, but the bitter taste of the pharmaceutical has led to the production of different alternatives such as chloramphenicol succinate or chloramphenicol palmitate (2a, Figure 1) esters by selective modification of the primary hydroxyl group.…”