Demeclocycline Hydrochloride (Demethylchlortetra-Cycline Hydrochloride)



Demeclocycline Hydrochloride (Demethylchlortetra-Cycline Hydrochloride)





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PREGNANCY CATEGORY D


Drug Classes

Antibiotic

Tetracycline antibiotic


Therapeutic Actions

Bacteriostatic: Inhibits protein synthesis of susceptible bacteria, preventing cell reproduction.


Indications



  • Infections caused by susceptible strains of rickettsiae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; agents of psittacosis, ornithosis, lymphogranuloma venereum, and granuloma inguinale; Borrelia recurrentis; Haemophilus ducreyi; Pasteurella pestis; P. tularensis; Bartonella bacilliformis; Bacteroides; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio comma; Vibrio fetus; Brucella; Escherichia coli; Enterobacter aerogenes; Shigella; Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Haemophilus influenzae; Klebsiella; Diplococcus pneumoniae; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Mycoplasma bacteria, Francisella tularensis, Lersinia pestis


  • When penicillin is contraindicated, infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, T. pertenue, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium, Bacillus anthracis, Fusobacterium fusiforme, Actinomyces, Neisseria meningitidis


  • As an adjunct to amebicides in acute intestinal amebiasis


  • Treatment of acne or uncomplicated urethral, endocervical, or rectal infections in adults caused by Chlamydia trachomatis



Available Forms

Tablets—150, 300 mg


Dosages

Adults

Jul 20, 2016 | Posted by in NURSING | Comments Off on Demeclocycline Hydrochloride (Demethylchlortetra-Cycline Hydrochloride)

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