Tetracycline (Tetracyclinum) - the description, contraindications, application

The latin name: Tetracyclinum

Tetracycline Pharmacological groups: Tetracyclinums

Tetracycline Working substance: Tetracycline

Tetracycline Application: the Actinomycosis, a bronchitis, a pneumonia, a brucellosis, a conjunctivitis, infections of genitourinary paths, a ulitis, a stomatitis, a center otitis, a pharyngitis, a sinusitis, a psittacosis, a fever of rocky mountains, fever , a lues, a trachoma, a dysentery, an angina, a whooping-cough, a scarlatina, a gonorrhea, a tularemia, a typhoid, a bacterial endocarditis, a purulent meningitis, a cholecystitis, infections of a skin and soft tissues.

Tetracycline Contraindications: Hypersensitivity, infringement of functions of a liver and kidneys, pregnancy, a feeding a breast (for the period of treatment stop thoracal feeding), children's age (till 8 years).

Tetracycline Side effects: the Dyspeptic phenomena, defeats of a liver and kidneys, a pancreatitis, a giddiness, a photophobia, unsteadiness of gait, a xanthopathy, mucosas, an adamantine substance of tooth at children, rising of intracranial pressure, a dysbacteriosis, a hypovitaminosis, a photosensitization, allergic reactions.

Tetracycline Interaction: Antacids, salts of calcium, magnesium, Ferri lactas, - reduce an adsorption from the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Reduces efficiency of peroral contraceptives and enlarges risk of parent bleedings, depresses activity of germicides. Enlarges a nephrotoxicity of a methoxyflurane. At sharing with vitamin And the risk of development of an intracranial hypertension is enlarged.

Tetracycline Way of application and dose: Inside, the adult - on 250-500 mg 4 times day. For children than 8 years - on 6,25-12,5 mg / kg each 6 h or on 12,5-25 mg / kg each 12 h are more senior. Course of treatment - 5-7 days. Outwardly apply some times in day, if necessary impose a weak bandage. , 3-5 times day.

Trading names of drugs with working substance Tetracycline:
(Imex) Tetracyclinum a hydrochloride (Tetracyclini hydrochloridum) an oculentum of 1 % (Unguentum Tetracyclini Ophthalmicum 1 %) Tetracyclinum (Tetracyclinum) Tetracyclinum of a hydrochloride the tablets covered with an environment (Tabulettae Tetracyclini hydrochloridi obductae) Unguentum Tetracyclini of 3 % (Unguentum Tetracyclini 3 %) Tetracyclinum - (Tetracyclinum-AKOS) Tetracyclinum the tablets covered with an environment, 0,1 g (100000 ) (Tabulettae Tetracyclini obductae 0,1 g (100000 ED))