Chlortetracycline
Chlortetracycline Brand names, Chlortetracycline Analogs
- Aureomycin
- Acronize
- Acronize PD
- Aureocarmyl
- Aureociclin
- Aureociclina
- Aureocina
- Aureocycline
- Aureomicina
- Aureomycin hydrochloride
- Aureomycin monohydrochloride
- Aureomycin A-377
- Aureomykoin
- Aurofac
- Aurofac 10
- Auxeomycin
- B-Aureo
- Biomitsin
- Biomitsin hydrochloride
- Biomycin
- Biomycin A
- Biomycin hydrochloride
- Biovetin
- CLTC
- CTC
- Centraureo
- Chlorotetracycline
- Chlorotetracycline hydrochloride
- Chlortetracyclin
- Chlortetracycline
- Chlortetracycline hydrochloride
- Chlortetracyclinium chloride
- Chrusomykine
- Chrysomykine
- Clorocipan
- Duomycin
- Flamycin
- Isphamycin
- Orospray
- Psittacin hydrochloride
- Tetra 5
- Tetralysal
- Tetrlysal 300
- Tocopherex
Chlortetracycline Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
Chlortetracycline Chemical_Formula
C22H23ClN2O8
Chlortetracycline RX_link
No information avaliable
Chlortetracycline fda sheet
Chlortetracycline msds (material safety sheet)
Chlortetracycline Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Chlortetracycline Molecular Weight
478.879 g/mol
Chlortetracycline Melting Point
No information avaliable
Chlortetracycline H2O Solubility
Soluble (at all physiological pH values)
Chlortetracycline State
Solid
Chlortetracycline LogP
0.315
Chlortetracycline Dosage Forms
Capsules
Chlortetracycline Indication
For the treatment of infections and to treat acne. It may also be used to treat urinary tract infections, gum disease, and other bacterial infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. Lymecycline is also used commonly as a prophylactic treatment for infection by Bacillus anthracis (anthrax). It is also effective against Yersinia pestis and malaria and is also prescribed for the treatment of Lyme disease.
Chlortetracycline Pharmacology
Lymecycline is a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is approximately 5000 times more soluble than tetracycline base and is unique amongst tetracyclines in that it is absorbed by the "active transport" process across the intestinal wall, making use of the same fast and efficient mechanism by which carbohydrates are absorbed. It inhibits cell growth by inhibiting translation.
Chlortetracycline Absorption
Absorption is fast and efficient. Bioavailability is 100% following oral administration.
Chlortetracycline side effects and Toxicity
Adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, glossitis, enterocolitis, dysphagia, dermatitis, hypersensitivity reactions, proctitis, and vaginitis.
Chlortetracycline Patient Information
Chlortetracycline Organisms Affected
Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria
