Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. The trademark and international name of the drug have a similar name. There are several forms of the drug, the tetracycline antibiotic is available in the form of tablets, ophthalmic ointment, capsules, powder substance, ointment for external use. For the treatment of infectious lesions of the oral cavity, the drug is released in the form of dental cones with anesthetics and tetracycline.
The drug “Tetracycline” was widely used due to its high activity against many bacteria, including gram-negative Bartonella, Brucella, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Treponema, Ureaplasma and others. Sensitivity to the drug was found in some types of gram-positive bacteria, such as streptococci, staphylococci. The simplest microorganisms such as amoeba and ciliates also die from exposure to the active substance Tetracycline.
However, there are parasites that are resistant to the drug. These are viruses and fungi, as well as a number of bacteria (sera, protea, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, most of the bacteroid strains).
The medicine "Tetracycline." Instructions for use, indications
The variety of release forms of the drug indicates the possibility of its internal and external use. The list of diseases that are indications for the appointment of "Tetracycline" as a medicine is very large. Combines all the indications with one general condition regarding the causative agents of infections, namely, all microorganisms are hypersensitive to the drug, which determines a satisfactory treatment result.
Inside "Tetracycline" is prescribed for a diagnosis of:
- pneumonia, purulent pleurisy;
- bronchitis, dysentery (amoebic and bacterial origin);
- septic endocarditis;
- tonsillitis, whooping cough, scarlet fever;
- brucellosis, gonorrhea, tularemia;
- typhoid (recurrent and rash), psittacosis;
- urinary tract infections;
- purulent meningitis, chronic cholecystitis.
In order to prevent complications in surgical patients, Tetracycline prophylaxis is often prescribed, the instructions for use indicate a number of indications in which its external use is also provided. These include infectious eye lesions, phlegmon, burns, mastitis.
The medical literature describes cases of high efficiency in the treatment of patients infected with a bacterium-carrier of cholera. It is widely used for gonorrhea, if a severe form of infection is diagnosed, Tetracycline is recommended to be used simultaneously with another antibiotic.
The drug "Tetracycline." Use and contraindications
Along with a huge list of indications of the drug "Tetracycline", the instructions for use indicate a number of cases and diseases in which the drug is contraindicated. A list of this kind is as follows:
- severe liver failure;
- pregnancy;
- leukopenia;
- the age of the child is less than 8 years and the period of breastfeeding;
- hypersensitivity to the constituent elements of the drug.
The use of the drug varies in adult patients and children. In the first case, a 3 or 4 single dose of 250 mg in a single dose is prescribed. Less than 800 mg of the tetracycline antibiotic is not recommended for use because the bacteria may develop resistance to its active components.
For children, the daily dose is calculated depending on the body weight of the child (maximum 25 mg per 1 kg of weight).
Sometimes there is a negative reaction of the body to taking the drug "Tetracycline", instructions for use warns about the possibility of side effects of the drug, which manifest as a decrease in appetite, vomiting and nausea. In rare cases, allergic reactions in the form of itching and rashes were observed in patients. Long-term treatment with Tetracycline is not recommended, the use of the drug in excessively increased doses will not only not lead to the desired result, but will also adversely affect the general condition of the patient and the course of the entire treatment process. Never use the medicine without a doctor's prescription.