Minocycline
- TRADE NAMES: Acnamino; Aknemin; Alti-Minocycline; Apo-Minocycline; Arestin; Dynacin (Medicis); Mestacine; Minocin (Wyeth); Minoclir 50; Minogalen; Minomycin; Mynocine; Sebomin; Solodyn (Medicis); Syn-Minocycline
- INDICATIONS: Various infections caused by susceptible organisms
- CLASS: Antibiotic, Antibiotic; tetracycline, Antimicrobial, Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)
- HALF-LIFE: 11–23 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Acitretin, Aluminum, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Antacids, Bacampicillin, BCG Vaccine, Bismuth, Carbenicillin, Cloxacillin, Coumarins, Digoxin, Ergotamine, Estradiol, Estrogens, Isotretinoin, Kaolin, Magnesium salts, Methotrexate, Methoxyflurane, Methysergide, Mezlocillin, Nafcillin, Oral iron, Oral typhoid vaccine, Oxacillin, Penicillin G, Penicillin V, Penicillins, Phenindione, Piperacillin, Quinapril, Retinoids, St John's Wort, Strontium Ranelate, Sucralfate, Sulfonylureas, Ticarcillin, Tripotassium dicitratobismuthate, Vitamin A, Zinc
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: D
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HAIR.
NAILS.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
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OTIC.
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RESPIRATORY.
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Page last updated 09/04/2023
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Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric
