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Oxytetracyclinum

Антибактериальное лекарственное средство ОкситетрациклинOxytetracyclinum is antibacterial medicine from group of antibiotics. Drug is effective for treatment of infectious diseases and virus defeats of various bodies, and also elimination of pathogenic microflora in respiratory tracts and urinogenital system.

Structure and form of release of Oxytetracyclinum

The main active ingredient – Oxytetracyclinum of 100 mg.

Auxiliary components: sodium chloride, povidone, benzoate hydroxide, этаноламид and the purified water.

Drug is produced in the form of sterile solution in bottles on 10-20 ml and capsules on 0:25 g in cardboard packagings on 10 pieces.

Pharmacological action of Oxytetracyclinum

Oxytetracyclinum possesses antimicrobic action of a wide range. Drug effectively destroys the following bacteria and viruses: Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Bartonella, Streptococcus, Vibrio cholerae, Brucella, Chlamydia, Treponema, etc.

Oxytetracyclinum influences microbes and viruses at the cellular level, eliminating the centers of an infection and removing inflammatory process. Drug directionally affects protein synthesis of pathogenic microorganisms, blocks communication of amino acids with a peptide chain that interrupts reproduction of cells of microorganisms.

Indications to use

Indications to use of Oxytetracyclinum are infectious diseases of various etiology, including pneumonia and other damages of airways bacteria of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.

Also drug is appointed at infections of urinogenital system (gonorrhea at an initial stage, syphilis, etc.), infectious defeats of integuments, the complicated stomatitis, conjunctivitis, intestinal infections, trachoma, a tropical frambeziya.

Application instruction of Oxytetracyclinum

Препарат Окситетрациклин во флаконахAccording to the instruction Oxytetracyclinum the adult is appointed 3-4 times a day on 0,25 g, and at the complicated infectious diseases the dosage makes 3-4 receptions a day on 0,5 g. The maximum daily dose of drug should not exceed 4 g.

According to recommendations of the attending physician at a brucellosis, gonorrhea at an initial stage and syphilis it is necessary to accept Oxytetracyclinum on 0,5 g each 6 hours within 14-20 days. At a late stage of syphilis duration of treatment makes 30 days.

The instruction of Oxytetracyclinum orders to take drug with caution to patients with a renal and liver failure. For them the dosage should not exceed 0,25 g a day.

Due to the existence in composition of the drug CA2+ perhaps at oral reception coloring of teeth in yellow color, and also enamel disturbance.

At long reception of Oxytetracyclinum symptoms of syphilis can go to the latent form therefore additional analyses are necessary.

For prevention of avitaminosis in a complex with drug it is necessary to appoint vitamins K and Century.

Contraindications

The main contraindications to reception of Oxytetracyclinum are the intolerance and hypersensitivity to drug components, pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding, age up to 10 years, mycosis.

With care drug is appointed at advanced age and to patients with disturbances of functioning of a liver and kidneys.

Side effects of Oxytetracyclinum

Side effects of Oxytetracyclinum are vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, a glossitis, a Quincke's edema, the raised photosensitivity, a thrombocytosis, the increased arterial pressure and anemia.

In certain cases at administration of drug allergic reactions are possible: skin rashes, an itch, burning, increase in eosinophils in blood.

At a long course of treatment Oxytetracyclinum concentration of urea in blood can increase, and also developing of avitaminosis and a hyperbilirubinemia is probable.

 
 
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