Dosing
CrCl > 80: 250 -500 mg po q 6.
CrCl 80-50: 250 -500 mg po q 6.
CrCl 50-10: use doxycycline.
CrCl < 10: use doxycycline.
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Teeth will turn yellow if a kid. Photosensitivity; I live in Portland Oregon, we don't worry about this. Thank goodness there is no such thing as rain sensitivity. Nausea and vomiting.
Important drug interactions
Acitretin, aluminum carbonate, basic, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, atovaquone, bismuth subsalicylate, calcium, cholestyramine, cisatracurium, colestipol, dicumarol, digoxin, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate, ethinyl estradiol, iron, isotretinoin, magaldrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium trisilicate, mestranol, methotrexate, methoxyflurane, norelgestromin, norethindrone, norgestrel, phenindione, quinapril, rapacuronium, tretinoin, warfarin, zinc.
Rants and Screeds
Probably underused, but the good thing is that there is not a lot of resistance.
Pearls
Febrile disease states that are culture negative are often referred to as tetracycline deficient states.
Treatment of choice
Use for
Acne, Actinomyces, Amebiasis, Bites, animal, Bacillary angiomatosis, Bacillus anthracis infections, Balantidum coli, Borrelia recurrentis, Bronchitis, Brucella infections, bullous pemphigoid, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, canker sores, Chancroid, Chlamydia, Cholera, COPD exacerbation, Clostridium infections, Diarrhea, Dientamoeba fragilis, Diverticulosis/itis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis infections, Epididymitis, Francisella tularensis, Gonorrhea, Haemophilus influenzae infections, Helicobacter pylori infections, inclusion conjunctivitis, juvenile periodontitis, Listeria monocytogenes, Lyme Disease, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Malaria, Mycoplasm pneumonia, nongonococcal Urethritis, ocular infections, Pasteurella infections, pemphigus, periodontitis - adjunct, Plague, pleural effusions, Pneumonia, Pseudomonas mallei infections, Psittacosis, pyoderma gangrenosum, Q fever, reiter's syndrome, Q fever, Rickettsia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, rosacea, Shigella, surgical prophylaxis - dental, Tetanus, Toxoplasma, travelers' Diarrhea, Trench Fever, Treponema pallidum, Tetanus, UTI, Vibrio, Whipple's disease, Yaws, Yersinia pestis.
Don't use for
Class
Tetracycline.
Last update 11/30/19