Tetracycline: profile and news
US: price suspicions prompt organic food concerns 16 May 2006
Developed by the Food Standards Agency, it looks for levels of tetracycline, a generic antibiotic used to treat pigs and chickens. ... - FreshPlaza,
Zinc Supplement May 14, 2006
Similarly, anyone taking tetracycline or prescription calcium should not take zinc supplements as they may interfere with the absorption of these drugs. ... - LiveArticles.org,
Natural Products Reemerge May 10, 2006
Last June, Wyeth launched Tygacil (tigecycline IV), which Koehn says is a fifth or sixth generation tetracycline. "While this is ... - Drug Discovery & Development (subscription),
New Broad-spectrum Antibiotic Tygacil (tigecycline) Receives ... May 3, 2006
Tygacil was developed by Wyeth to overcome the two key tetracycline resistance mechanisms, efflux pumps and ribosomal protection, and is unaffected by other ... - PharmaLive.com (press release),
Dangers in the Medicine Cabinet May 12, 2006
The humidity from things like showers can actually break down medicines faster...causing them to expire sooner and turning drugs like tetracycline into poison. ... - KIMT,
Barr Receives Approval for Isotretinoin Capsules USP, 30 mg May 12, 2006
...increased pressure on the brain. This condition may occur more often in patients also taking tetracycline. Patients should be aware ... - Yahoo! News (press release)
Efforts afoot to return the species to the Susquehanna Apr 23, 2006
Since 1985, a scientific method of tetracycline marking has been used at the Van Dyke hatchery. ... The tetracycline markings are quite sophisticated. ... - Sunbury Daily Item,
Sunglasses: A Must Accessory May 6, 2006
People who've had cataract surgery or who have other retinal disorders, and people who take certain medications -- such as tetracycline, sulfa drugs, birth ... - Forbes
Ancestors get due May 6, 2006
...by one, he introduced the gathering to 21 past inductees who were present -- folks who gave us things such as Super Glue and Scotchgard, Tetracycline and Prozac ... - Akron Beacon Journal,
NC doctor faces board discipline over treatment Apr 17, 2006
..."That would be one of the greatest injustices in the history of the state," Jemsek said. "I don’t shoot drugs – I just prescribe too much tetracycline.". ... - Wilmington Morning Star,
Induction ceremonies are tribute to brainiacs May 7, 2006
Very powerful, very important, but -- useful?''. ``Super Glue. Tetracycline. Gore-Tex.'' He pumped his fist. ``Gore-Tex!''. Welcome to Akron. ... - Akron Beacon Journal,
Pig farming: a lucrative business for small and medium scale ... Apr 17, 2006
They include B complex, tetracycline and thalazole. ... If the animal is stooling, it would be treated with an antibiotic like tetracycline. ... - Vanguard,
NC doctor's license on the line over Lyme treatment Apr 22, 2006
..."I don't shoot drugs -- I just prescribe too much tetracycline." It's not just tetracycline that has gotten Jemsek in trouble, but a whole array of antibiotics ... - News & Observer,
Medicis Announces FDA Approval of SOLODYN -- minocycline HCl, USP ... May 8, 2006
Greater than 5 millionprescriptions were written by dermatologists for minocycline, doxycycline and/or tetracycline, totaling approximately $435 million in ... - PharmaLive.com (press release),
Novel antibiotic from Wyeth gets green light in Europe May 3, 2006
Wyeth says Tygacil is the first glycylcycline in Europe, offspring of the tetracycline family of antibiotics that gets around some of the resistant mechanisms ... - Pharma Times (subscription),
Uganda: Misplaced Hope At Home Apr 20, 2006
That fraternity of "people" is surely different from the "people" where I come from, who have no medicines in health centres and swallow tetracycline to treat ... - AllAfrica.com,
The skin-friendly tan Apr 25, 2006
..."Many teenagers are on acne medications" such as tetracycline, he said. "That's a photo-sensitizer. They could have severe blistering.". ... - Detroit Free Press,
More Papuans die in diarrhea outbreak Apr 25, 2006
...nurse Regina Tabuni. The residents were given a tetracycline injection and provided with drugs, including penicillin. Regina said ... - Jakarta Post,
Calcium is critical — especially for kids Apr 30, 2006
...such as Coumadin. Some calcium supplements may interfere with thyroid hormones, tetracycline, corticosteroids or iron pills. It is ... - Seattle Times,
Prescriptions can assist acne cases where OTC options fail Apr 23, 2006
Brown said some of the most commonly prescribed oral medications for combating acne are antibiotics such as minocyclene, doxycycline and tetracycline. ... - Monitor,
Julius Berger Imports Fake Drugs, Says NAFDAC Apr 20, 2006
Others are 0.5 per cent metronidazole injection, diclofenate Sodium injection, Promethazine HCI injection, Aminophylline injection, Tetracycline eye ointment ... - Nigeria Daily Independent,
Dog owners warn about fish poisoning Apr 18, 2006
She treated Little Bit for the disease with tetracycline, an antibiotic. So far, the disease has been found in salmon and trout. ... - Hillsboro Argus,
Unlicensed drug peddler pleads guilty, fined Apr 17, 2006
...indicated on them. Mwembele was found in possession of assorted drugs, which include Panado, Fragile, Vitamin A and Tetracycline. - Malawi's Daily Times,
'Treatment of Discolored Teeth' Apr 30, 2006
Intrinsic staining occurs while the tooth is forming due to drugs (tetracycline), fever, excess minerals (fluoride) or any of many other irregularities in ... - Asianjournal.com,
Everything about Acne and Treatments for Acne that are Guaranteed ... Apr 17, 2006
Topical creams and lotions like those containing Benzoyl Peroxide, antibiotics like tetracycline and Vitamin A-based tretinoin and adapalene are considered ... - DailyIndia.com,
The truth about teeth whitening Apr 27, 2006
Other types of stains, such as those produced by tetracycline use, respond to bleaching less reliably. The effects of lightening can last up to three years. ... - INQ7.net,
Study: Cut antibiotic use in food animals Apr 17, 2006
Increase Seen In Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Human Colon (October 8, 1999) -- A gene that makes bacteria resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline has been ... - Science Daily (press release)
Australia's antibiotic ban reduces incidence of drug resistance ... Apr 18, 2006
About 55 per cent of the samples also exhibited resistance to sulfisoxazole, 46 per cent to ampicillin, roxithromycin (38 per cent), tetracycline (seven per ... - FoodProductionDaily.com,
Other information
Indication
For the treatment of infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydiae, and rickettsiae, syphilis gonorrhea; For the treatment of respiratory infections, bacterial enteritis, meningcoccal carrier state, Lyme disease, cholera, brucellosis, leptospirosis, plague, and acne.
Pharmacology
Semisynthetically produced from chlortetracycline, which is derived from Streptomyces aureofaciens, tetracycline is classified as a short-acting tetracycline. Tetracycline is used to treat infections due to rickettsia, Mycoplasma pneumonia, and chlamydia, Lyme disease, brucellosis, and syphilis by inhibiting protein synthesis in the susceptible organisms.
Mechanism Of Action
Tetracyclines passively diffuse through porin channels in the bacterial membrane, reversibly binding to the 30 S ribosomal subunit, preventing binding of tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, and thus interfering with protein synthesis.
Drug Category
Anti-bacterial Agents; Antiprotozoal; Tetracyclines; ATC:A01AB13; ATC:A01AB21; ATC:D06AA02; ATC:D06AA03; ATC:D06AA04; ATC:G01AA07; ATC:J01AA03; ATC:J01AA06; ATC:J01AA07; ATC:J01AA09; ATC:S01AA02; ATC:S01AA04; ATC:S01AA09; ATC:S02AA08; ATC:S03AA02
Brand Names/Synonyms
Abramycin; Abricycline; Achromycin; Achromycin V; Achromycin, Naphthacene Derivative; Actisite; Agromicina; Ambramicina; Ambramycin; Amycin; Anhydrotetracycline; Aureomycin; Bio-Tetra; Biocycline; Bristaciclin α; Bristaciclina; Bristacycline; Cefracycline; Cefracycline Suspension; Ciclibion; Copharlan; Criseociclina; Cyclomycin; Cyclopar; Cytome; Democracin; Deschlorobiomycin; Dumocyclin; Enterocycline; HSDB 3188; Hostacyclin; Lexacycline; Limecycline; Liquamycin; Liquamycin, Veterinary; Medocycline; Mericycline; Micycline; Neocycline; Oletetrin; Omegamycin; Orlycycline; Oxytetracycline Hcl; Panmycin; Polycycline; Polyotic; Purocyclina; Resteclin; Retet; Robitet; Roviciclina; Sk-Tetracycline; Solvocin; Sumycin; Sumycin Syrup; T-125; TAC; TC; Terramycin; Tetra-Co; Tetrabon; Tetrachel; Tetracycl; Tetracycline; Tetracycline Base; Tetracycline Free Base; Tetracycline Hcl; Tetracycline Ii; Tetracyclinetetracycline I; Tetracyn; Tetradecin; Tetrafil; Tetramed; Tetraverine; Tetrex; Topicycline; Tsiklomistsin; Tsiklomitsin; Veracin; Vetacyclinum
Dosage Forms
Tablet; Oral Suspension; Capsule; Topical Solution; Ophthalmic Suspension; IV Injection; IM Injection; Ointment
Absorption
60-80% in fasting adults; Food and/or milk reduce GI absorption of oral preparations of tetracycline by 50% or more.
Interactions