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    Tetracycline HCl is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. It is contraindicated in pregnancy and those allergic to tetracyclines. Common side effects include photosensitivity, diarrhea, and tooth discoloration in children. It can interact with other drugs like calcium supplements which decrease absorption. Nurses should administer it on an empty stomach and avoid use in pregnancy due to risk of fetal toxicity.

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    Tetracycline HCl is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. It is contraindicated in pregnancy and those allergic to tetracyclines. Common side effects include photosensitivity, diarrhea, and tooth discoloration in children. It can interact with other drugs like calcium supplements which decrease absorption. Nurses should administer it on an empty stomach and avoid use in pregnancy due to risk of fetal toxicity.

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    Tetracycline HCl is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. It is contraindicated in pregnancy and those allergic to tetracyclines. Common side effects include photosensitivity, diarrhea, and tooth discoloration in children. It can interact with other drugs like calcium supplements which decrease absorption. Nurses should administer it on an empty stomach and avoid use in pregnancy due to risk of fetal toxicity.

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    The document discusses the generic and brand names, actions, indications, pregnancy category, drug classification, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions, and nursing considerations of tetracycline.

    Tetracycline is indicated to treat infections caused by various bacteria, rickettsiae, and other microorganisms. It is also used as an adjunct treatment for acute intestinal amebiasis and to treat acne.

    Some potential adverse effects of tetracycline include phototoxic reactions, gastrointestinal issues, liver toxicity, hematological abnormalities, and allergic reactions ranging from rash to anaphylaxis.

    Tetracycline HCl Drug Study

    In making a Drug Study, the following elements must be present:


    Generic Name and the Brand name (not all brands, just the brand
    used by the patient), Action, Indication, Pregnancy Category, Drug
    Classification, and Contraindication, Adverse Effect, Drug
    interaction and Nursing Consideration/Intervention. Most clinical
    instructors preferred this to be in a long bond paper in printed or
    handwritten with paper in landscape.

    Tetracycline hydrochloride
    Brand Name: Apo-Tetra (CAN), Novo-Tetra (CAN), Nu-Tetra
    (CAN), Panmycin, Sumycin, Tetracap, Tetracyn, Tetralan, Topicycline
    Pregnancy Category D, Pregnancy Category B (Topicycline only)
    Drug classes: Antibiotic, Tetracycline
    Therapeutic actions
    Bacteriostatic: inhibits protein synthesis of susceptible bacteria, preventing
    cell replication.
    Indications
    Systemic administration
    Infections caused by rickettsiae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; agents of
    psittacosis, ornithosis, lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma ing
    uinale; Borrelia recurrentis, Haemophilusducreyi, Yersinia pestis, Yersin
    ia tularensis, Bartonellabacilliformis, Bacteroides, Vibrio cholerae,
    Campylobacter fetus, Brucella, Escherichia
    coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Shigella, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Ha
    emophilus influenzae, Klebsiella, Streptococcus pneumoniae

    When penicillin is contraindicated, infections caused


    by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Treponemapertenue, L
    isteria monocytogenes, Clostridium,
    Bacillus anthracis, Fusobacterium fusiforme, Actinomyces, Neisseriame
    ningitidis
    Adjunct to amebicides in acute intestinal amebiasis
    Treatment of acne (oral)
    Uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections in adults
    caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
    Instilled in a chest tube, unlabeled use: pleural sclerosing agent in
    malignant pleural effusions
    Treatment of trachoma
    Contraindications
    Systemic administration and dermatologic solution
    Contraindicated with allergy to any of the tetracyclines; allergy
    to tartrazine (in 250-mg capsules of Panmycin); pregnancy (toxic to the
    fetus); lactation (causes damage to the teeth of infant).
    Adverse effects
    Phototoxic reactions, rash, exfoliative dermatitis
    Discoloring and inadequate calcification of primary teeth of fetus if used by
    pregnant women, discoloring and inadequate calcification of permanent
    teeth if used during period of dental development, fatty liver, liver
    failure, anorexia, nausea, vomiting,
    diarrhea, glossitis, dysphagia, enterocolitis, esophageal ulcers

    Hemolytic anemia,
    thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, eosinophilia, leukocytosis, leukopenia
    Reactions from urticaria to anaphylaxis, including intracranial hypertension
    Superinfections, local irritation at parenteral injection sites
    Drug Interactions:
    Decreased absorption with calcium salts, magnesium salts, zinc salts,
    aluminum salts, bismuth salts, iron, urinary alkalinizers, food, dairy
    products, charcoal
    Increased digoxin toxicity
    Increased nephrotoxicity with methoxyflurane
    Decreased effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives, though rare, has
    been reported with a risk of breakthrough bleeding or pregnancy
    Decreased activity of penicillins
    Nursing considerations
    Administer oral medication on an empty stomach, 1 hr before or 23
    hr after meals. Do not give with antacids. If antacids must be used,
    give them 3 hr after the dose of tetracycline.
    Culture infection before beginning drug therapy.
    Do not administer during pregnancy; drug is toxic to the fetus.
    Do not use outdated drugs; degraded drug is highly nephrotoxic and
    should not be used.
    Do not give oral drug with meals, antacids, or food.

    Arrange for regular renal function tests with long-term therapy.


    Use topical preparations of this drug only when clearly indicated.
    Sensitization from the topical use may preclude its later use in serious
    infections. Topical preparations containing antibiotics that are not
    ordinarily given systemically are preferable.

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