Minocycline
Minocycline is an antibiotic tetracycline analog that can be used to treat tetracycline-resistant staphylococcus infections. It is the most lipid soluble and the most active tetracycline antibiotic, is a long-acting tetracycline derivative, like doxycycline. It has chemical formula C23H27N3O7 and the official IUPAC name is (2Z,4S,4aS,5aR,12aS)-2-(amino hydroxymethylidene)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10,11,12a-trihydroxy-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracene-1,3,12-trione
indications
Minocycline is indicator for typhus fever, Q fever, Rocky Mountain sptted fever, rickettsial pox and tick fevers casued by Rickettsiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in the upper respiratory track and for carriers of Neisseria meningitidis.
brand names
- Alti-Minocycline
- Apo-Minocycline
- Arestin
- Dynacin
- Gen-Minocycline
- Klinomycin
- Minociclina [Inn-Spanish]
- Minocin
- Minocyclin
- Minocycline HCl
- Minocyclinum [Inn-Latin]
- Minocyn
- Minomycin
- Novo-Minocycline
- Vectrin
External Links
The most up-to-date information about Minocycline and other drugs can be found at the following sites.
- Minocycline - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Minocycline - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Minocycline - Detailed information from DrugBank.