Uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

Active Ingredient: Tetracycline

Indication for Tetracycline

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

500 mg 4 times daily for at least 7 days

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 500 milligrams tetracycline, once every 6 hours, over the duration of 7 days.

Dosage considerations

Tetracycline should be given one hour before or two hours after meals, since food and some dairy products interfere with absorption.

Active ingredient

Tetracycline

Tetracyclines are taken up into sensitive bacterial cells by an active transport process. Once within the cell they bind reversibly to the 30S subunit of the ribosome, preventing the binding of aminoacyl transfer RNA and inhibiting protein synthesis and hence cell growth.

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