Tetracycline

Generic Name
Tetracycline
Brand Names
Pylera, Sumycin
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C22H24N2O8
CAS Number
60-54-8
Unique Ingredient Identifier
F8VB5M810T
Background

Tetracycline is a broad spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria. It exerts a bacteriostatic effect on bacteria by binding reversible to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and blocking incoming aminoacyl tRNA from binding to the ribosome acceptor site. It also binds to some extent to the bacterial 50S ribosomal sub...

Indication

Used to treat bacterial infections such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, tick fevers, Q fever, rickettsialpox and Brill-Zinsser disease. May be used to treat infections caused by Chlamydiae spp., B. burgdorferi (Lyme disease), and upper respiratory infections caused by typical (S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and M. catarrhalis) and atypical orga...

Associated Conditions
Acinetobacter Infections, Actinomycosis, Anthrax, Bacterial Infections, Bartonellosis, Brucellosis, Campylobacter Infection, Chancroid, Chlamydial Infections, Cholera (Disorder), Clostridium Infections, Conjunctivitis, Inclusion, Cystitis, Endometritis, Entamoebic histolytica infection, Escherichia infections, Granuloma Inguinale, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Infection, Infection, Bacteroides, Klebsiella Infections, Listeria infection, Lower respiratory tract infection bacterial, Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection, Nephritis, Ornithosis, Plague, Prostatitis, Psittacosis, Q Fever, Relapsing Fever, Rickettsialpox, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rosacea, Severe Acne, Shigella Infection, Skin Infections caused by Staphylococcus Aureus, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Bacterial Infections, Syphilis, Trachoma, Tularemia, Typhus, Upper respiratory tract infection bacterial, Urinary Tract Infection, Yaws, Grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4 Urinary Tract Infection
Associated Therapies
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