What are the uses of Tetracycline 500mg?

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Tetracycline 500mg is often prescribed by doctors in the treatment of acne, a disease with symptoms in the respiratory tract, genital system, .. So what is tetracycline? What are the uses of tetracycline 500mg? Please read the article below.

1. What is Tetracycline 500mg?

Tetracycline is an antibiotic that fights bacterial infections. The drug was isolated from Streptomyces species. Tetracycline has a broad spectrum of antibacterial properties and is available only with a doctor's prescription.
Tetracyclin 500mg tablets have the following ingredients:
Tetracycline .......500mg Other active ingredients. Because tetracycline is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract (60-70%), it is often prepared in oral form such as capsules, tablets,...

2. Uses of tetracycline 500mg

When in direct contact with infected animals, some foods are contaminated, you can get an infection and need to take tetracycline 500mg for treatment.
In cases of allergies, bacteria that are already resistant to other antibiotics or are taking drugs that have drug interactions with other antibiotics can also use tetracyclines.
The use of tetracycline 500mg is to make bacteria unable to grow and develop by affecting protein synthesis in bacteria by attaching to the 30s subunit of bacterial ribosomes, preventing t RNA from transferring amino acids into position. position A on the RNAm-ribosomal complex to form a polypeptide chain.
Because tetracyclines readily penetrate macrophages and avoid drug resistance, tetracyclines should only be used in diseases caused by intracellular bacteria. Due to the use of tetracycline 500mg on many strains of bacteria, the drug is often used indiscriminately, leading to drug resistance, so tetracycline 500mg is only used when it is proven that the pathogenic bacteria are not resistant to the drug.

3. What are the effects of Tetracycline 500mg?

3.1 What does Tetracycline 500mg do – On which strains of bacteria? Rickettsial infections: Rickettsial infections often occur in areas of poverty, poor sanitation or contact with people or animals infected with the bacteria. Initial symptoms of rickettsia infection are fever, headache, rash, and chills. Because the symptoms of rickettsial infection are common in other diseases, the disease is often difficult to detect on its own. Bacillary infection: Tetracycline 500mg inhibits protein synthesis of bacilli such as: brucella, tularemia, cholera (Vibrio Cholerae), dysentery, E.coli Chlamydia infection: Nicolas-Favre disease (also known as tumor disease) gonadal lymphoma, this is a sexually transmitted disease), pneumonia (especially for people working in a closed environment), trachoma (transmitted by eye-to-eye, hand-eye transmission, birth, insects or pox in the eyes, sharing unhygienic items), parrot fever (Psittacosis).. 3.2 What is the effect of Tetracycline 500mg – On what diseases? Severe acne: The propionibacteria colonize the sebaceous follicles and convert lipids into free fatty acids leading to severe irritation and the formation of acne cysts. Tetracyclin 500 is used to treat sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea. Primary atypical pneumonia, croup, upper respiratory tract infection caused by bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi infection through the bite of infected deer ticks that infect humans and animals. Plasmodium falciparum malaria was resistant to other antibiotics. Tetracycline 500mg is used in combination with other antibiotics to treat peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori. 3.3. What does Tetracycline 500mg do on viruses Tetracycline doesn't work against viruses (common cold). Therefore, drug abuse should be avoided when the disease is not accompanied by signs of bacterial infection.

4. Tetracycline 500mg . dose

The drug is used according to the doctor's prescription, the dosage below can be used as reference:
Severe acne: 500mg 2l/day orally for 2 weeks depending on the condition of the disease. Bronchitis: 500mg every 6 hours, taken for 7-10 days depending on the severity of the infection. Brucella disease: 500mg, orally 4l/day for 3 weeks, combined with intramuscular streptomycin 1g 2l/day. Chlamydia infection: 500mg, orally 4L/day, for 7 days Peptic ulcer disease caused by Helicobacter pylori: 500mg orally every 6 hours for 14 days with bismuth, metronidazole, and an antibiotic H2. Lyme disease: 500mg every 6 hours, orally for 14-30 days depending on the condition of the disease

5. How to use and things to note when taking Tetracyclin 500mg

5.1 How to use tetracyclin 500mg Tetracyclin 500mg easily forms complexes with metal ions such as iron, calcium, magnesium, calcium, causing dilution of drug concentration or complete loss of therapeutic ability, so do not use with milk and foods containing many metal ions. type. Take 2 hours before meals, drink with plenty of water (about 240 ml) and do not lie down for 10 minutes as well as take the drug before going to bed to avoid narrowing of the esophagus. Take the exact dose your doctor has prescribed and do not self-medicate or use drugs without symptoms or side effects without telling your doctor. 5.2 Things to watch out for when taking Tetracycline 500mg Tell your doctor right away if you have symptoms of nausea, diarrhea, rash, hives, allergies, yellow teeth. Avoid exposing tetracyclines to direct sunlight because in some cases patients taking the drug increase their sensitivity to light. Regular medical examination when taking Tetracyclin 500mg for a long time, especially periodic assessment of liver, kidney and hematopoietic function. People with liver failure, kidney failure, the elderly, people with systemic lupus erythematosus need to pay attention to the use of the drug. In addition, Tetracyclin 500mg has the potential to cause certain side effects or interactions when combined with some drugs such as:
Diuretics used together with tetracycline cause an increase in blood urea, increasing the possibility of tetracycline's nephrotoxicity. Retinoids in combination with tetracycline increase cranial pressure when co-administered with tetracyclines. Oral anticoagulants (Digoxin, Theophylline, Lithium) will increase the concentration of these drugs in the body. Using oral contraceptives at the same time as Tetracycline 500mg makes birth control less effective. While taking penicillin to treat pneumococcal meningitis, tetracycline 500mg easily reduces the activity of penicillin.

6. Contraindications of tetracycline 500mg

Do not use tetracycline 500mg for pregnant women, lactating women, children under 8 years old because it can affect the development of bones and teeth (causing permanent tooth discoloration) in children. Do not use for people sensitive to tetracyclines. Do not use tetracycline 500mg for people with severe liver and kidney failure. The use of tetracycline 500mg is undeniable. However, the effect should not achieve the best effect or may harm the health of the patient when used in the wrong object. Therefore, patients should always be cautious when using this drug.

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