Tetracycline 250 mg - 30 Caps $45
Tetracycline 250 mg - 60 Caps $50
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Tetracycline
Tetracycline is primarily bacteriostatic and is thought to exert an antimicrobial
effect by the inhibition of protein synthesis. Tetracycline is indicated
for infections caused by the following micro-organisms:
Rickettsiae:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
typhus fever and the typhus group
Q fever, rickettsialpox and tick fevers
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (PPLO, Eaton Agent)
Agents of psittacosis and ornithosis (parrot fever)
Agents of lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale (chlamydia)
The spirochetal agent of relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis)
Gram-negative micro-organisms:
Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
Pasteurella pestis (bubonic plague), Pasteurella tularensis
(rabbit fever)
Bartonella bacilliformis, Bacteroides species (Oroya fever, Peruvian wart)
Vibrio comma and Vibrio fetus (gastroenteritis, septicemia)
Brucella species (in conjunction with streptomycin)
Because many strains of the following groups of micro-organisms have been
shown to be resistant to tetracyclines, culture and susceptibility testing
are recommended. Tetracycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused
by the following gram-negative micro-organisms, when bacteriologic testing
indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug:
Escherichia coli
Enterobacter aerogenes (formerly Aerobacter aerogenes)
Shigella species
Mima species and Herellea species
Haemophilus influenzae (respiratory infections)
Klebsiella species (respiratory and urinary infections)
Tetracycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused by the following
gram-positive micro-organisms when bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate
susceptibility to the drug. Streptococcus species: Up to 44 percent of strains
of Streptococcus pyogenes and 74 percent of Streptococcus faecalis have been
found to be resistant to tetracycline drugs. Therefore, tetracyclines should
not be used for streptococcal disease unless the organism has been demonstrated
to be sensitive. For upper respiratory infections due to group A beta-hemolytic
streptococci, penicillin is the usual drug of choice, including prophylaxis
of rheumatic fever. Diplococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, skin and
soft tissue infections. Tetracyclines are not the drugs of choice in the
treatment of any type of staphylococcal infections.
When penicillin is contraindicated, tetracyclines are alternative drugs in
the treatment of infections due to:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Treponema pallidum and Treponema pertenue (syphilis and yaws)
Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium species
Bacillus anthracis
Fusobacterium fusiforme (Vincent's infection)
Actinomyces species
In acute intestinal amebiasis, the tetracyclines may be a useful adjunct
to amebicides. In severe acne, the tetracyclines may be useful adjunctive
therapy. Tetracycline HCl is indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated
urethral, endocervical or rectal infections in adults caused by Chlamydia
trachomatis. Tetracyclines are indicated in the treatment of trachoma, although
the infectious agent is not always eliminated, as judged by immunofluorescence.
Inclusion conjunctivitis may be treated with oral tetracyclines or with a
combination of oral and topical agents.
How Taken
The usual daily dose is 1g to 2g. Your doctor may increase the dosage in
case of severe infections. You should continue therapy for at least 24 to
48 hours after the symptoms and fever have subsided.
Warnings/Precautions
Talk to your physician before taking this medicine if you are hypersensitive
to tetracyclines. Using Tetracycline in the absence of a proven or strongly
suspected bacterial infection or a prophylactic indication is unlikely to
provide benefit and increases the risk of drug-resistant bacteria.
Missed Dose
If you skip doses or do not complete the full course of therapy, you may
risk a decrease in the effectiveness of the immediate treatment. Also there
is a chance that bacteria will develop resistance and will not be treatable
by Tetracycline or other antibacterial drugs in the future.
Possible Side Effects
Side effects you may experience may include: anorexia, epigastric distress,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bulky loose stools, stomatitis, sore throat,
glossitis, black hairy tongue, dysphagia, hoarseness, enterocolitis, and
inflammatory lesions (with candidal overgrowth) in the anogenital region.
In case of overdosage, seek emergency medical attention.
More Information
If you are undergoing long-term therapy, periodic laboratory evaluation of
organ system function, including renal, hepatic, and hematopoietic systems,
should be performed.
Disclaimer
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precautions, or adverse effects of your medication. This is only general
information, and should not be relied on for any purpose. It should not be
construed as containing specific instructions for any particular patient.
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