ประเทศ: สหราชอาณาจักร
ภาษา: อังกฤษ
แหล่งที่มา: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Oxytetracycline dihydrate
IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
J01AA06
Oxytetracycline dihydrate
250mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 05010300
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET OXYTETRACYCLINE TABLETS BP 250 MG This medicine will be called Oxytetracycline Tablets in this leaflet. Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. If you get any side effects, , talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Oxytetracycline Tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Oxytetracycline Tablets 3. How to take Oxytetracycline Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Oxytetracycline Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT OXYTETRACYCLINE TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR These tablets contain the active ingredient, oxytetracycline. Oxytetracycline belongs to a group of medicines called broad spectrum antibiotics. This means that it is active against a large number of bacteria which cause infections. Oxytetracycline Tablets are used to treat a wide range of infections caused by bacteria. They are also used for preventing and treating chronic bronchitis, urinary tract (bladder and kidney) infections, pneumonia, brucellosis, pertussis and venereal diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE OXYTETRACYCLINE TABLETS DO NOT TAKE OXYTETRACYCLINE TABLETS: Some people MUST NOT take these tablets. Do not take these tablets if: You know you are allergic to Oxytetracycline (or any other medicine belonging to the tetracycline group of drugs) or you are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) You have kidney problems You suffer from (SLE) systemic lupus erythematosus (an a อ่านเอกสารฉบับเต็ม
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Oxytetracycline Tablets BP 250 mg 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 269.57 mg of oxytetracycline dihydrate equivalent to 250mg of oxytetracyline. Excipients with known effect: Also contains sucrose, glucose and tartrazine aluminium lake (E102). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet A yellow sugar-coated tablet with a smooth polished surface 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Oxytetracycline is a bacteriostatic broad-spectrum antibiotic, active against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Infections caused by oxytetracycline-sensitive organisms include: 1) _Respiratory tract infections_: Pneumonia, whooping cough and other lower respiratory tract infections due to susceptible strains of _Streptococcus _ _pneumonia_, _Haemophilus influenza, Klebsiella pneumonia_ and other organisms. _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_ pneumonia. Treatment of chronic bronchitis (including the prophylaxis of acute exacerbations). 2) _Urinary tract infections_: caused by susceptible strains of the Klebsiella species. Enterobacter species, _Escherichia coli, Streptococcus faecalis_ and other organisms. 3) _Sexually transmitted diseases_: Infections due to _Chlamydia trachomatis_ including uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections. Non- gonococcal urethritis caused by _Ureaplasma_ urealyticum. Oxytetracycline is also indicated in chancroid, granuloma inguinale and lymphogranuloma venereum. Oxytetracycline is an alternative drug in the treatment of gonorrhoea and syphilis. 4) _Skin Infections_: Acne vulgaris when antibiotic therapy is considered necessary and severe rosacea. 5) _Ophthalmic infections_: Trachoma, although the infectious agent, as judged by immunofluorescence, is not always eliminated. Inclusion conjunctivitis may be treated with oral oxytetracycline alone or in combination with topical agents. 6) _Rickettsial infections_: Rocky Mountain spo อ่านเอกสารฉบับเต็ม