Category

• Antiacne agent, systemic Minocycline; tetracycline
• Antibacterial, systemic Demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; oxytetracycline; tetracycline
• Antiprotozoal Demeclocycline; doxycycline; minocycline; oxytetracycline; tetracycline
• Antirheumatic Minocycline
• Diuretic, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Demeclocycline
• Intrapleural sclerosing agent Doxycycline; tetracycline

Description Drug

Tetracyclines are using to treat infections and to help control acne. Demeclocycline, doxycycline and minocycline also may be using for other problems as determined by your family doctor. Tetracyclines will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.

Tetracyclines are available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Demeclocycline
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Doxycycline
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Delayed-release capsules - USA
  • Oral suspension - USA
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Minocycline
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Oral suspension - USA
• Oxytetracycline
  • Capsules - USA
• Tetracycline
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Oral suspension - Canada

Parenteral
• Doxycycline
  • Injection - USA
• Minocycline
  • Injection - USA
• Oxytetracycline
  • Injection - USA

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Achromycin V ⁵
• Declomycin
• Doryx
• Dynacin
• Minocin
• Monodox
• Terramycin ⁴
• Vibramycin
• Vibra-Tabs

In Canada

• Alti-Doxycycline
• Alti-Minocycline
• Apo-Doxy
• Apo-Doxy-Tabs
• Apo-Minocycline
• Apo-Tetra ⁵
• Declomycin
• Doxycin
• Doxytec
• Gen-Minocycline
• Minocin
• Novo-Doxylin
• Novo-Minocycline
• Novo-Tetra ⁵
• Nu-Doxycycline
• Nu-Tetra ⁵
• Vibramycin
• Vibra-Tabs
• Vibra-Tabs C-Pak

For quick reference, the following tetracyclines are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.