Tetracycline
Tetracycline Brand names, Tetracycline Analogs
- Abramycin
- Abricycline
- Achromycin
- Achromycin V
- Achromycin, Naphthacene Derivative
- Actisite
- Agromicina
- Ambramicina
- Ambramycin
- Amycin
- Anhydrotetracycline
- Aureomycin
- Bio-Tetra
- Biocycline
- Bristaciclin
- Bristaciclin α
- Bristaciclina
- Bristacycline
- Cefracycline
- Ciclibion
- Copharlan
- Criseociclina
- Cyclomycin
- Cyclopar
- Cytome
- Democracin
- Deschlorobiomycin
- Dumocyclin
- Enterocycline
- Hostacyclin
- Lexacycline
- Limecycline
- Liquamycin
- Medocycline
- Mericycline
- Micycline
- Neocycline
- Oletetrin
- Omegamycin
- Orlycycline
- Oxytetracycline HCl
- Panmycin
- Polycycline
- Polyotic
- Purocyclina
- Resteclin
- Retet
- Robitet
- Roviciclina
- SK-Tetracycline
- Solvocin
- Sumycin
- Sumycin Syrup
- TAC
- TC
- Terramycin
- Tetra-CO
- Tetrabon
- Tetrachel
- Tetracycl
- Tetracycline HCl
- Tetracycline II
- Tetracyn
- Tetradecin
- Tetrafil
- Tetramed
- Tetraverine
- Tetrex
- Topicycline
- Tsiklomistsin
- Tsiklomitsin
- Veracin
- Vetacyclinum
Tetracycline Brand Names Mixture
- Delta-Albaplex tablets (Novobiocin sodium + Prednisolone + Tetracycline hydrochloride)
- Neo Chlor PWR (Neomycin sulfate + Tetracycline hydrochloride)
- Neo-Chlor (Neomycin sulfate + Tetracycline hydrochloride)
- Neotetramed PWR (Neomycin sulfate + Tetracycline hydrochloride)
- P Onytricin P (Calcium D-pantothenate + Menadione sodium bisulfite + Nicotinamide + Tetracycline hydrochloride + Vitamin A + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B2 + Vitamin B6 + Vitamin D3 + Vitamin E)
Tetracycline Chemical_Formula
C22H24N2O8
Tetracycline RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/tetcycl2.htm
Tetracycline fda sheet
Tetracycline msds (material safety sheet)
Tetracycline Synthesis Reference
J. H. Boothe et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75, 4621 (1953)
Tetracycline Molecular Weight
444.435 g/mol
Tetracycline Melting Point
165oC
Tetracycline H2O Solubility
231 mg/L at 25 oC (SRC PhysProp experimental -- YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992))
Tetracycline State
Solid
Tetracycline LogP
-0.304
Tetracycline Dosage Forms
Tablets; Oral suspension; Capsules; Topical solution; Ophthalmic suspension; IV injection; IM injection; Ointment
Tetracycline Indication
Used to treat bacterial infections such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, and tick fevers; upper respiratory infections; pneumonia; gonorrhea; amoebic infections; and urinary tract infections. It is also used to help treat severe acne and to treat trachoma (a chronic eye infection) and conjunctivitis (pinkeye). Tetracycline is often an alternative drug for people who are allergic to penicillin.
Tetracycline Pharmacology
Tetracycline is a short-acting antibiotic semisynthetically produced from chlortetracycline, which is derived from Streptomyces aureofaciens. Tetracycline inhibits cell growth by inhibiting translation. It binds to the 30S ribosomal subunit and prevents the amino-acyl tRNA from binding to the A site of the ribosome. This binding is reversible in nature.
Tetracycline Absorption
Bioavailability is less than 40% when administered via intramuscular injection, 100% intravenously, and 60-80% orally (fasting adults). Food and/or milk reduce GI absorption of oral preparations of tetracycline by 50% or more.
Tetracycline side effects and Toxicity
LD50=808mg/kg (orally in mice)
Tetracycline Patient Information
Tetracycline Organisms Affected
Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria
