TERRAMYCIN

Terramycin Information

Terramycin (also known as oxytetracycline) is a drug of the metabolism of Streptomyces rimosus and it belongs in the family of antibiotics. This is a medicine which helps to reduce the development of certain types of bacteria.

Terramycin Indications

Terramycin is recommended by doctors and personal health care providers in infections which are caused by the following microorganisms: rickettsiae, mycoplama pneumonia, agents of psittacosis, agents of ornithosis, agents of lymphogranuloma venerum, agents of granuloma inguinale, and gram negative microorganisms (such as haemophilus ducreyi, pasteurella pestis, vibrio comma, vibrio fetus).

Terramycin Warnings

It is recommended not to use Terramycin during the tooth development (this means the last half of pregnancy, infancy and childhood until the age of eight) because this may lead to a permanent discoloration of the teeth. This discoloration usually appears during a long term treatment. Patients who are suffering from renal impairment and are taking this medicine may experience systemic accumulation of the drug and even liver toxicity. In these cases the doctors will recommend the patients to take lower doses. This is important in the parenteral administration of this medicine to pregnant women and in the case of patients who present renal dysfunction (especially the pregnant ones) their recommended dose should not exceed 2 grams of this medical product, as higher doses are known to sometimes trigger fatal reactions.

Terramycin Intake Guidelines

Patients should ask their doctors to tell them how they should take and use Terramycin; they are recommended to remember all the doctor’s instructions, in order to see the beneficial results of the treatment. If they have any questions about the product or how to use it they should discuss it with their doctor or pharmacist. The patients who want more information over the product can go to the pharmacy and ask for the product’s label.

Each dose of Terramycin should be accompanied by three quarters of liquid (juice, tea, milk, water). Patients should not interrupt the treatment with this medicine if they see that their medical condition did not improve, without discussing first with their personal healthcare provider. During the treatment, patients should regularly go to their doctor, in order for their eyes to be examined and to see if they must continue with the treatment, change it or stop it.

Terramycin Dosage

Terramycin Overdose

If the patients believe that they have taken an overdose of Terramycin they should immediately call their doctor and announce the nearest poison control center. The doctor will decide whether the patient must remain in the hospital for further investigations and treatment or if he can go home. The most common symptoms which have been experienced by the patients who have taking an overdose of Terramycin are the following: diarrhea, vomiting, headaches and upset stomach.

Terramycin Missed Dose

In order to obtain the perfect results from the treatment with Terramycin, patients should always remember when the right time to take their medicine (their dose) is. In the cases in which the patients forget to take one of the doses of Terramycin they should take it as soon as they remember, or if it is time to take the next dose they should forget about the missed dose and continue with their regular schedule. Patients are not recommended to take double doses of this medicine, unless their doctor tells them to do so.

Terramycin Side Effects

The side effects of Terramycin are not alarming and usually not life threatening. The most common side effects that the patients have been experiencing are the following: local irritation after the intramuscular injection, anorexia, diarrhea, dysphagia, enterocolitis, nausea, vomiting, glossitisinflammatory lesions in the anogenital zone and photosensitivity. Skin side effects are macuopapular and erythematous rashes, exfolative dermatitis.

Other side effects include: anaphylaxis, anaphylactoid purpura, angioneurotic edema, urticaria, pericarditis and exacerbation of the systemic lupus erythematosus. In the patients who have been receiving full therapeutic dosages there were certain cases of bulging fontanels (especially in infants) or benign intracranial hypertension (especially in adults) have been reported.

These medical conditions disappeared quickly after the Terramycin administration has been stopped. The blood side effects which have been reported include the following symptoms: hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and even eosinophilia.

In the persons who have been receiving Terramycin treatment for long periods of time there have been reported cases of discoloration of the thyroid glands, without affecting the thyroid’s functions.

Terramycin Drug Reactions

Your personal health care provider (such as the doctor, pharmacist, and nurse) should be aware of any possible interactions between Terramycin and other drugs. The patients should not stop, start or change the dosage of this medicine without consulting your personal health care provider previously. Before starting the treatment with Terramycin, the patients should inform their personal health care provider about all the prescription products that they use, and even of those which are 100% natural. Here is a list of the drugs with which Terramycin interacts: antacids, blood thinners, Digoxin, Insulin, lithium, oral contraceptives and Penicillin antibiotics.

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