Minocycline was first described in the literacture in 1966. It is a second generation tetracycline antibiotic that is active against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Like other semisynthetic tetracyclines, minocycline has modifications to carbons 7-9 on the D ring to generate higher efficacy than previous tetracyclines.
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Oral and topical minocycline are indicated to treat inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris. Subgingival microspheres are indicated as an adjunct treatment in the reduction of pocket depth in adults with periodontitis. Oral and intravenous formulations are indicated to treat infections of susceptible microorganisms. These include rickettsiae, Mycoplasma pneumo...
Harris County Psychiatric Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Univeristy of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California, United States
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Catonsville, Maryland, United States
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
University of Oklahoma Department of Psychiatry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Wichita, Kansas, United States
Abdallah Alameddine, Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
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