Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Tetracycline (tetracycline systemic) is a member of the drug class tetracyclines and is used to treat Acne, Bacterial Infection, Bladder Infection, Bronchitis, Brucellosis, Bullous Pemphigoid, Chlamydia Infection, Ehrlichiosis, Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Lyme Disease - Arthritis, Lyme Disease - Carditis, Lyme Disease - Erythema Chronicum Migrans, Lyme Disease - Neurologic, Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Nongonococcal Urethritis, Ocular Rosacea, Ornithosis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Pneumonia, Psittacosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rickettsial Infection, Syphilis - Early, Syphilis - Latent, Tertiary Syphilis and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.
US matches:
- Tetracycline
- Tetracycline (Systemic)
- Tetracycline (Topical)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A01AB13,D06AA04,J01AA07,S01AA09,S02AA08,S03AA02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000060-54-8
Chemical Formula
C22-H24-N2-O8
Molecular Weight
444
Therapeutic Category
Antibacterial: Tetracycline
Chemical Names
1-dimetylamino-1,4,6,11,12,13,14,18-octahydro-2,5,7,11,14-pentahydroxy-4,6-dioxo-11-metylnaphtacene-3-carbonamide
2-Naphtacenecarboxamide, 4-(dimetylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-metyl-1,11-dioxo-, [4S-(4α,4aα,5aα,6β,12aα)]-
Foreign Names
- Tetracyclinum (Latin)
- Tetracyclin (German)
- Tétracycline (French)
- Tetraciclina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Tetraciclina (OS: DCIT)
- Tetracycline (OS: JAN, BAN)
- Tétracycline (OS: DCF)
- Tetracyclin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracycline (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
- Tétracycline (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracyclinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracycline Metaphosphate (OS: JAN)
- Tetracycline Phosphate Complex (OS: BAN)
- Tetracycline Phosphate Complex (PH: USP 23)
- Tetracycline Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Mediacycline (IS)
- Polfamycin (IS)
- Tétracycline (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracycline Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Tetracycline hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracyclinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Tetracyclini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
- Tetracyclin-3-Wasser (IS)
Brand Names
- Achromycin
Wyeth, India - Acnedur
Adeka, Turkey - Adcocycline 3%
ADCO, Egypt - Alfaflor [+ Betamethasone,+ Naphazoline]
Alfa Intes, Italy - Anglolycline
Anglopak, Pakistan - Bactocycline
Medicon, Bangladesh - Beatacycline
CCM, Malaysia - Biotricina
Bioresearch, Mexico - Bptetra
Bristol Pharma, Bangladesh - Chemicycline
CCL, Pakistan - Ciclotetryl
Ingens, Argentina - Ditral
Berman, Mexico - Dosamycin
Dosaco, Pakistan - Fungitrin [+ Amphotericin B]
Vitapan Indústria Farmacêutica, Brazil - Guayatetra
Randall, Mexico - Gynomicol Compuesto [+ Miconazole, + Metronidazole]
Domec, Paraguay - Hostacycline
Sanofi Aventis, India; Sanofi-Aventis, Egypt - Imex 3%
Theosavva, Cyprus - Medocycline
Medochemie, Cyprus - Mephicycline
Mephico, Lebanon - Miciclin
Reuffer, Mexico - Micycline
Misr, Egypt - Muvito 3%
Rafarm, Cyprus - Noacne
Dincsa Ilac, Turkey - Oxytetryn
Nile, Egypt - Pensulvit [+ Sulfamethizole]
SIFI, Italy - Pylera [+ Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, + Metronidazole]
Axcan Pharma, Tunisia; Forest, United States - Resteclin
AHPL, India - RiteMED Tetracycline
RiteMED, Philippines - Senociclin
Senosiain, Mexico - Simaciclina [+ Pyridoxine, + Riboflavin, + Thiamine]
Sima, Paraguay - Tantum Ciclina [+ Benzydamine]
Catedral, Paraguay - Teclizima
Reuffer, Mexico - Tetra
Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey - Tetrabiotico
Laboratorios H.G., Ecuador - Tetraciclina 20%, Spiramicina 10% Chemifarma [+ Spiramycin] [veterinary use]
Chemifarma, Italy - Tetraciclina Andromaco
Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Tetraciclina Ecuaquimica
Ecuaquímica, Ecuador - Tetraciclina Fmndtria
Farmindustria, Peru - Tetraciclina G.M.
G.M., Ecuador - Tetraciclina Genfar
Genfar, Ecuador; Genfar, Peru - Tetraciclina H.G.
Laboratorios H.G., Ecuador - Tetraciclina Induquimica
Induquimica, Peru - Tetraciclina Kronos
Kronos, Ecuador - Tetraciclina L.CH.
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Tetracid
Cid, Egypt - Tetracort [+ Prednisolone]
ADCO, Egypt - Tetracyclin Wolff
Link, New Zealand - Tetracyclin Wolff 500 mg
Dr. August Wolff, Hungary - Tetracycline
Arpimed, Georgia; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Medochemie, Oman; Mephico, Lebanon; Tatchempharmpreparaty, Georgia - Tetracycline [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetracycline 1%
Pharmadex, Lebanon - Tetracycline 3%
Mephico, Lebanon - Tetracycline Adco
ADCO, Egypt - Tetracycline Indo Farma
Indofarma, Indonesia - Tetracycline Remedica
Remedica, Cyprus - Tetracycline-Xinhua Pharm
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, China - Tetralet
Yavuz, Turkey - Tetralysal
Galderma, Ecuador; Galderma, Malta; Galderma Chile Laboratorios, Chile - Tetramed
Medapharm, Lebanon - Tetran
Pharmadex, Lebanon - Tetrapress
Precimex, Mexico - Tetra-Zil
Arlex, Mexico - Tetrim
IQFA, Mexico - Tricangine-A [+ Mepartricin]
Aché, Brazil - Urogeme
G.M., Ecuador - Urosima [+ Nitrofurantoin, + Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
Sima, Paraguay - Sanlin
Sanbe, Indonesia - Super Tetra
Darya-Varia/Pharos Chemie, Indonesia - Tetrin
Interbat, Indonesia - Wintel
Winston, Taiwan - A.D. Mycin
Aedon Co, Thailand - Achromycin
Pola Pharma, Japan; Wyeth-Lederle, Pakistan - Achromycin 3%
Pola Pharma, Japan - Achromycin V
Pola Pharma, Japan - Aclocin
Alco, Bangladesh - Acromicina
Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Mexico - Albaplex [+ Novobiocin] [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Alcycline
Alembic, Kenya - Alfaciclina
Infinity, Venezuela - Ambotetra
Janssen-Cilag, Mexico - Ambramicina
Scharper, Italy - Amracin
Galenika, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Galenika AD, Serbia - A-Tetra
Acme, Bangladesh - B-25 Tetra [+ Benzydamine]
Lasca, Paraguay - Bactidiaryl [+ Neomycin] [veterinary use]
Vetoquinol Ireland, Ireland - Berciclina
Berman, Mexico - Betafloroto [+ Betamethasone]
Alfa Intes, Italy - Bilimycin [+ Glucosamine]
Swiss Pharm, Taiwan - Bioman
T.Man, Thailand - Bovocycline [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health BV, United Kingdom - Capta
Kemiko, Bangladesh - Cinatrex
Cifarma Cientifica Farmaceutica, Brazil - Clor. Tetraciclina + Anfot B EMS [+ Amphotericin B]
EMS, Brazil - Clor. Tetraciclina + Anfot B Prati,Donad [+ Amphotericin B]
Prati, Donaduzzi, Brazil - Cloridrato de Tetraciclina Medquimica
Medquímica Indústria Farmacêutica, Brazil - Cloridrato de Tetraciclina Prati,Donad
Prati, Donaduzzi, Brazil - Cloridrato de Tetraciclina Teuto
Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil - Conmycin
Armoxindo, Indonesia - Corsatet
Corsa Industries, Indonesia - Delta Albaplex [+ Novobiocin, + Prednisolone] [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Dumocycline
Actavis, Indonesia; Dumex, Kuwait - Furosal [+ Nitrofurantoin, + Aminexil]
Opal, Pakistan - Gino-Teracin [+ Amphotericin B]
Neo Química, Brazil - G-Tetracycline
Gonoshasthaya, Bangladesh - Gynerin [+ Miconazole, + Metronidazole]
Asuncion, Paraguay - Hemorzon [+ Hydrocortisone, + Benzocaine]
Antibiotice, Romania - Idilin
IDPL, India - Ikacycline
Ikapharmindo, Indonesia - Imex
Assos, Turkey; Merz, Bulgaria; Merz, Lithuania; Merz, Taiwan; Merz Pharmaceuticals, Germany - Jmycin
Jayson, Bangladesh - Lenocin
General Drugs House, Thailand - Licoklin
Berlico Mulia Farma, Indonesia - Mastijet [+ Neomycin, + Bacitracin, + Prednisolone] [veterinary use]
Intervet, Poland; Intervet SA MSD, South Africa; MSD Santé Animale Intervet, France - Medocycline
Medochemie, Hong Kong - Muvito
Rafarm, Greece - Muvito 3%
Rafarm, Greece - Nageboorte Tablet 2000 mg voor runderen [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, Netherlands - Nageboortekapsule [veterinary use]
Virbac, Netherlands - Optycin
Boucher & Muir, Australia - Oricyclin
Orion Pharma, Finland - Panadia [+ Procaine] [veterinary use]
Virbac, France - Panafuge [+ Dihydrostreptomycin] [veterinary use]
MSD Santé Animale Intervet, France - Panmycin [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Papasine [+ Naproxen]
Bernabo, Argentina - Polcoderm TC [+ Triamcinolone]
Polfa Tarchomin, Bulgaria - Polcortolon TC [+ Triamcinolone]
Polfa Tarchomin, Poland; Warszawskie Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polfa, Lithuania - Polyotic [veterinary use]
Huvepharma, United States; Zoetis, United States - Pylera [+ Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, + Metronidazole]
Allergan, Bulgaria; Allergan, Switzerland; Allergan, Czech Republic; Allergan, Spain; Allergan, France; Allergan, Slovakia - Pylera 140mg/125mg/125mg [+ Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, + Metronidazole]
Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Germany; Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Austria - Recycline
Rekah, Israel - Servitet
Novartis, Bangladesh - Sogestart [+ Sulfadimidine] [veterinary use]
Sogeval, France - Soltralin
Solas, Indonesia - Solustres [+ Papain]
Finadiet, Argentina - Solu-Tet [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tefilin
Almirall Hermal, Germany - Teracilin
Doctor's Chemical Works, Bangladesh - Teracin
Riyadh Pharma, Oman - Tericin AT [+ Amphotericin B]
Arese, Brazil - Terikortin [+ Hydrocortisone]
Ifars, Indonesia - Tetra Cortisone [+ Hydrocortisone]
Yamazaki Teikokudo, Japan - Tetra Sanbe
Sanbe, Indonesia - Tetra-Bac [veterinary use]
Agri Laboratories, United States - Tetrabiotic forte [veterinary use]
Provet, Switzerland - Tetrabiotic mite [veterinary use]
Provet, Switzerland - Tetra-Bol [veterinary use]
CPPharma, Germany - Tetrac
Zwitter Pharmaceuticals, Greece - Tetrachel-Vet [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetraciclina
Medrock, Peru - Tetraciclina + Anfotericina B [+ Amphotericin B]
Medley, Brazil - Tetraciclinã Arena
Arena, Romania - Tetraciclina Ariston
Quimica Ariston, Ecuador - Tetraciclina ATB
Antibiotice, Romania - Tetraciclina Clorhidrato Mintlab
Mintlab Co., Chile - Tetraciclina HCl Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Tetraciclina ion
Ion, Uruguay - Tetraciclina Italfarmaco
Italfarmaco, Spain - Tetraciclina Lafedar
Lafedar, Argentina - Tetraciclina Omega
Omega, Argentina - Tetraciclina Portugal
Portugal, Peru - Tetraciclina Spefar
Spefar, Uruguay - Tetracilin
Guayaki, Paraguay - Tetracin
Opso Saline, Bangladesh - Tetracyclin [veterinary use]
Serumber, Germany; WDT, Germany - Tetracyclin Actavis
Actavis, Denmark; Actavis, Norway - Tetracyclin DAK
Takeda Pharma, Denmark - Tetracyclin HCL [veterinary use]
aniMedica, Germany - Tetracyclin Nizhpharm
Nizfarm, Latvia - Tetracyclin Wolff 250 mg
Dr. August Wolff, Hungary - Tetracyclin Wolff 250mg
Dr. August Wolff, Germany - Tetracyclin Wolff 500mg
Dr. August Wolff, Germany - Tetracycline
Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Intrapharm Laboratories, United Kingdom; P & D, Malta; Remedica, Oman - Tetracycline [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetracycline 1%
Torimed, Georgia - Tetracycline 50 Coophavet [veterinary use]
Coophavet, France - Tetracycline AA Pharma
AA Pharma, Canada - Tetracycline Actavis
Balkanpharma, Bulgaria - Tetracycline Astar
Astar, Taiwan - Tetracycline General Drugs House
General Drugs House, Thailand - Tetracycline HCl [veterinary use]
Premo, United States - Tetracycline HCL CCPC
CCPC, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Tetracycline HCL Chung I
Chung I, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCl PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands - Tetracycline HCL Shinlon
Shinlon, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Sinton
Sinton, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Swiss Pharm
Swiss Pharm, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Synpac-Kingdom
Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Synpac-Kingdom Ophth
Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Taiwan Veterans
Taiwan Veterans, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL The Central
The Central, Taiwan - Tetracycline HCL Yung Chang
Yung Chang, Taiwan - Tetracycline hydroch. Adwic
Adwic, Egypt - Tetracycline Hydrochloride
BCPP, Georgia; Chartwell, United States; Vitaminy, Georgia; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States - Tetracycline Hydrochloride [veterinary use]
Quo Vademus, United States - Tetracycline Hydrochloride 250mg Julphar
Julphar, Kuwait - Tetracycline Hydrochloride 3%
Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan - Tetracycline Hydrochloride 3% Julphar
Julphar, Kuwait - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Genuine
Genuine, Taiwan - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Kojar
Kojar, Taiwan - Tetracycline Hydrochloride Root
Root, Taiwan - Tetracycline Oasis
Oasis, Taiwan - Tetracycline Pharmadex
Pharmadex, Kuwait - Tetracycline Phosphate Patron
Patron, Taiwan - Tetracycline Presteron [+ Epidihydrocholesterin]
Nippon Shika Yakuhin Dental Pharm, Japan - Tetracycline Sinton
Sinton, Taiwan - Tetracycline Update
Update, Taiwan - Tetracycline Vision
Balkanpharma, Bulgaria - Tetracycline Winston
Winston, Taiwan - Tetracycline Y F Chem
Y.F. Chem, Taiwan - Tetracycline-Akos
Sintez, Georgia - Tetracycline-H
Hudson, Bangladesh - Tetracycline-MC
Medochemie Singapore, Singapore - Tetracycline-Vet [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetracyclin-HCl 100% aniMedica [veterinary use]
aniMedica, Germany - Tetracyclin-HCl 25% AMV aniMedica [veterinary use]
aniMedica, Germany - Tetracyclinhydrochlorid [veterinary use]
Klat, Germany - Tetracyclin-Stricker 1,0g für Kühe [veterinary use]
Stricker, Switzerland - Tetracyclinum 3% Chema
Chema-Elektromet, Poland - Tetracyclinum TZF
Polfa Tarchomin, Poland - Tetracyklin Meda
Meda, Sweden - Tetracyn
Renata, Bangladesh - Tetracyn [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetradar
Dar Al Dawa, Oman - Tetragen
General Pharma, Bangladesh - Tetralan
Lansier, Peru - Tetralin
Kojar, Taiwan - Tetramed
Medquímica Indústria Farmacêutica, Brazil - TetraMed [veterinary use]
Cross Vetpharm Group, United States - Tetramycin
Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh - Tetran forte [veterinary use]
Gräub, Switzerland - Tetran mite [veterinary use]
Gräub, Switzerland - Tetrana
Atlantic Lab, Thailand - Tetrarco
Armoxindo, Indonesia - Tetra-Sal [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Tetrasanbe
Sanbe, Indonesia - Tetrasina
Ibn Sina, Bangladesh - Tetra-Sleecol [veterinary use]
Albrecht, Germany - Tetrasol [veterinary use]
Med-Pharmex, United States - Tetrasuiss
Lagap Pharma, Oman - TetraSure [veterinary use]
Phibro Animal Health Corporation, United States - Tetrawest N [+ Sulfaguanidine] [veterinary use]
Stricker, Switzerland - Tetrax
Square, Bangladesh - Tetrecu
ECU, Ecuador - Tet-Sol [veterinary use]
Huvepharma, United States - Threocycline
IDPL, India - Tracyclin
Cross, Greece - Tricocilin B [+ Amphotericin B]
EMS, Brazil - Tryplera [+ Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, + Metronidazole]
Allergan, Belgium - Ttmycin
Washington, Taiwan - U-tab 2000 mg für Rinder [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, Austria - U-tab 2000mg dla bydta For dogs [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, Poland - Utertab [veterinary use]
aniMedica, United Kingdom - Utroletten N [veterinary use]
Vetoquinol, Switzerland - Vetacyclinum [veterinary use]
Vetoquinol Biowet, Poland - Weile
Kojar, Taiwan - Wintellin
Winston, Taiwan - Mysteclin [+ Amphotericin B]
Dermapharm, Austria; Dermapharm, Germany
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.