What is tetracycline?

Question

what this drug is used for in human

Answer 1

An old and now seldom used antibiotic. It was the first of it's type. It has more side effects than more modern drugs, more interactions and has to be taken on an empty stomach. It also interacts with milk.

It used to be used for acne, urine, genital and chest infection. It has been superseded by many newer generations of the drug group to which it belongs, The Tetracyclines. These include oxytetracyline, now also seldom used, minocycline and lymecycline, used mainly for acne and doxycycline whose current main use is as a malarial prophylaxis. All tetracycines have activity against 'atypical' organisms such as legionella, psitticosis, clamydia and mycoplasma.

Answer 2

It is a broad spectrum antibiotic.

Answer 3

Broad spectrum antibiotic, used for the treatment of acne, amongst other bacterial infections

Answer 4

It's an antibiotic- quite an ***-kicking one!

Answer 5

Acne treatment.

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Answer 6

It is an antibiotic to cure certain infections.

Answer 7

it's used for a bunch of things follow the link http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/tetcyc...

Answer 8

Tetracycline is a anti-infective (commonly called antibiotic) for treatment of various infections caused by unusual organisms.

Answer 9

The Tetracycline group of drugs are what are called broad spectrum antibiotics. That means that they are normally used to fight a wide range of bacterial infections and illnesses. There are several different types of Tetracycline antibiotics, among which are Aureomycin, Terramycin, and Tetracycline itself, three of the most commonly used antibiotics today.