Drug Name

Terramycin (Tetracycline)

Drug Uses

Terramycin is a type of antibiotic called a tetracycline. It is used to treat infections with bacteria.

How Taken

Take Terramycin as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

Take Terramycin by mouth on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating.

Take Terramycin with a filled glass of water (8 oz/240 mL). Do not lie down for 30 minutes after using Terramycin.

If you as well as take antacids containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium; preparations containing bismuth, iron, zinc, or sodium bicarbonate; or calcium rich foods (eg, milk, dairy products, calcium-enriched juices), do not take them within 2 to 3 hours before or after using Terramycin . Check with your doctor incase you possess questions.

To cloudless up your infection completely, take Terramycin for the filled course of treatment. Keep using it even incase you feel better in a few days.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Terramycin is a tetracycline antibiotic. It works by slowing the growth of sensitive bacteria by interfering with the production of proteins needed by the bacteria to grow. Slowing the bacteria's growth allows the body's defense mechanisms to destroy them.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Terramycin , take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Terramycin at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep in a close, light-resistant container. Keep Terramycin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT take Terramycin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Terramycin or other tetracycline antibiotics (eg, doxycycline)
• you are using acitretin or methoxyflurane

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Some health examination conditions may work with Terramycin . Tell your doctor or pharmacist incase you possess any health examination conditions, especially incase any of the following apply to you:

• incase you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
• incase you are using any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
• incase you possess allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
• incase you possess diarrhea, a stomach infection, or kidney problems

Some MEDICINES MAY WORK with Terramycin . Tell your health care provider incase you are using any other medicines, especially any of the following:

• Acitretin or isotretinoin because side effects, such as increased pressure in the fluid surrounding the brain, may occur
• Digoxin, methotrexate, methoxyflurane, or oral anticoagulants (eg, warfarin) because the risk of their side effects may be increased by Terramycin Atovaquone, lithium, oral contraceptives (birth control pills), or penicillins (eg, amoxicillin) because their effectiveness may be decreased by Terramycin

Likely Side Effects

All medicines may cause side effects, but many people possess no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor incase any of these most ORDINARY side effects persist or become bothersome:

• Not light hairy tongue; blurred vision; bulky unconstrained stools; diarrhea; difficulty swallowing; fever; headache; hives; hoarseness; indigestion; inflammation or redness of tongue; joint pain; loss of appetite; mouth sores; nausea; rash; sensitivity to sunlight; sore throat; stomach pain; swelling as well as itching of the rectum.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these VERY BAD side effects occur:

• Very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); infection (fever, chills, sore throat); itching; nausea; very bad skin reaction to the sun; vaginal irritation or discharge; vomiting.

More Information

Incase you possess any questions about Terramycin , please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.

Terramycin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.

If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.