Arestin

• Anti-bacterial Agents
• Tetracyclines
• ATC:A01AB23
• ATC:J01AA08

• Alti-Minocycline
• Apo-Minocycline
• Arestin
• Dynacin
• Gen-Minocycline
• Klinomycin
• Minociclina [Inn-Spanish]
• Minocin
• Minocyclin
• Minocycline HCl
• Minocyclinum [Inn-Latin]
• Minocyn
• Minomycin
• Novo-Minocycline
• Vectrin

• No information avaliable

C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₇

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/minocycline.htm

Arestin FDA

Arestin MSDS

Boothe, Petisi, U.S. Pat. 3,148,212 (1964)

457.477 g/mol

No information avaliable

52 mg/mL

Solid

0.092

Capsules; Subgingival (sustained-release); IV injection

For the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, Q fever, rickettsial pox and tick fevers caused by Rickettsiae, upper respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and for the treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitidis.

Minocycline, the most lipid soluble and most active tetracycline antibiotic, is, like doxycycline, a long-acting tetracycline. Minocycline's effects are related to the inhibition of protein synthesis. Although minocycline's broader spectrum of activity, compared to other members of the group, includes activity against Neisseria meningitidis, its use as a prophylaxis is no longer recomended because of side effects (dizziness and vertigo). Current research is examining the possible neuroprotective effects of minocycline against progression of Huntington's Disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. The neuroprotective action of minocycline may include its inhibitory effect on 5-lipoxygenase, an inflammatory enzyme associated with brain aging.

Rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and absorption is not significantly impaired by ingestion of food or milk. Oral bioavailability is 100%.

Minocycline has been observed to cause a dark discoloration of the thyroid in experimental animals (rats, minipigs, dogs and monkeys). In the rat, chronic treatment with minocycline has resulted in goiter accompanied by elevated radioactive iodine uptake and evidence of thyroid tumor production. Minocycline has also been found to produce thyroid hyperplasia in rats and dogs. LD₅₀=2380 mg/kg (rat, oral), LD₅₀=3600 mg/kg (mouse, oral)

Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria