Minocycline
Therapeutic Group
TetracyclinesIndication Dosage
Lower Respiratory Infection, Upper Respiratory Infection, Skin Infection, Urinary Tract Infection:
- Adults: 200 Mg, Then 100 Mg Every 12 Hr Or 50 Mg Every 6 Hr.
- Children 8 Yrs: 4 Mg/kg, Then 2 Mg/kg Every 12 Hr
Content
- Cap /Tab 50mg /100mg: Minocycline 50mg /100mg.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated In Pregnancy.
Stability
- Tetracycline Antibiotics
Contra Indications
- Renal Failure, Children Under 12 Years (deposition In Growing Bone And Teeth, By Binding To Calcium, Causes Staining And Occasionally Dental Hypoplasia)
Precautions
- Renal Failure, Children Under 12 Years (deposition In Growing Bone And Teeth, By Binding To Calcium, Causes Staining And Occasionally Dental Hypoplasia)
Lactation
- Contraindicated, Avoid
Side Effects
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Gi Disturbance
- Anaphylaxis
- Angioedema
- Blood Disorders
- Exfoliative Dermatitis
- Hepatotoxicity
- Hypersensitivity Reactions
- Pancreatitis
- Pericarditis
- Photosensitivity
- Rash
- Stevens-johnson Syndrome
- Urticaria
- Colitis
- Benign Intracranial Hypertension
- Bulging Fontanelles
- Diarrhoea
- Dysphagia
- Headache
- Nausea
- Oesophageal Irritation
- Visual Disturbances
- Vomiting
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Flushing
- Fungal Super-infection (when Used For Periodontitis)
- Tinnitus
- Oesophageal Ulcers
- Photosensitivity
- Hepatic Dysfunction.
- Rare: Pericarditis
- Myocarditis Vasculitis
- Renal Failure
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Pancreatitis