Demeclocycline

Background: A tetracycline analog having a 7-chloro and a 6-methyl. Because it is excreted more slowly than tetracycline, it maintains effective blood levels for longer periods of time.

Indication: Used primarily to treat Lyme disease, acne, and bronchitis. Also indicated (but rarely used) to treat urinary tract infections, gum disease, malaria, and other bacterial infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. One of its other registered uses is the treatment of hyponatremia (low blood sodium concentration) due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuret...

Associated Conditions: Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis, Tularemia, Severe Acne Vulgaris, Psittacosis, Urinary Tract Infection, Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH), Acute Intestinal amebiasis, Conjunctivitis caused by chlamydia, Yaws, Campylobacter Infection, Rickettsia Infections, Anthrax, Listeria infection, Skin Infections caused by Staphylococcus Aureus, Chlamydial Infections, Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), Brucellosis, Bartonellosis, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, Plague, Actinomycosis, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Cholera (Disorder), Necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)

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