A-Tetra 500 mg (Capsule)
Unit Price: ৳ 3.39 (10 x 10: ৳ 339.00)
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Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Tetracycline hydrochloride oral |
| Company | Acme laboratories ltd |
Title
- A-Tetra (Tetracycline) 500 mg Capsule
Categories
- Antibiotics
- Tetracycline
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology
- Dosage & Administration
- Interaction
- Contraindications
- Side Effects
- Pregnancy & Lactation
- Precautions & Warnings
- Therapeutic Class
- Storage Conditions
Description
- First-line treatment for rickettsial infections
- Effective against Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections
- Treatment for chlamydial infections like psittacosis
- Useful for non-gonococcal urethritis
- Treatment for Lyme disease and brucellosis
- Effective against granuloma inguinale, cholera, and glanders
- Suitable for urinary tract infections and bronchitis
- Efficient against pelvic inflammatory diseases and sexually transmitted diseases
- Reliable for travelers' diarrhea and acne vulgaris
- Alternative for penicillin-allergic patients with syphilis
- Effective against anaerobic infections
- Main mechanism of action on protein synthesis
- Active against gram-positive aerobic cocci
- Resistance in staphylococci, streptococci, and some pneumococci
- Resistance in Pseudomonas and many Enterobacteriaceae
- Effective against Brucella species, Vibrio cholerae, and V. vulnificus
- Active against anaerobic species of bacteria
- Incompletely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
- Widely distributed through body tissues and fluids
- Half-life of about 12 hours
- Excreted in the urine and in the feces
- Usual adult oral dosage: 1-2 g daily in divided doses
- Usual dosage for children older than 8 years: 25-50 mg/kg daily in divided doses
- Recommended to be taken preferably one hour before or 2 hours after meals
- Specific dosages for acne vulgaris, staphyococcal and streptococcal infections, amoebiasis, brucellosis, subacute bacterial endocarditis, and syphilis
- Impaired absorption with antacids containing divalent and trivalent cations
- Interference with the bactericidal action of penicillin
- Potentiation of the effect of anticoagulants
- Decrease in efficacy of oral contraceptives
- Possible exacerbation of nephrotoxic effects by diuretics or other nephrotoxic drugs
- Increase in the hypoglycemic effect of insulin and sulfonylureas in patients with diabetes mellitus
- Possible increase in toxic effects of ergot alkaloids and methotrexate
- Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to tetracycline groups
- Avoided in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Considered contraindicated in severe renal impairment
- Risk of depression of bone growth and teeth discoloration in children and during pregnancy
- Possible hypersensitivity reactions such as anaphylaxis, urticaria, and rashes
- Occurrence of photosensitivity reactions in intense sunlight
- Common gastrointestinal effects like epigastric distress and nausea
- Possibility of vomiting, accentuated prerenal azotemia, and superinfections with oral and anogenital candidiasis
- Esophageal ulcerations if capsules are taken with little or no fluid before bed
- Not recommended for use during pregnancy and lactation
- Potential risk of impaired bone growth and teeth discoloration in breastfed children and children up to 8-12 years
- Careful administration in patients with impaired liver function
- Avoid concomitant use with potentially hepatotoxic drugs
- Belongs to the tetracycline group of drugs
- Recommended storage temperature: 20-25°C