Synonyms: Achromycin® | Ala-Tet® | Brodspec® | NSC-108579 | Panmycin® | Sumycin® | TCN
tetracycline is an approved drug (FDA (1953), UK (2001))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Tetracycline is a long-used oral antibacterial. It has broad spectrum activity against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, both Gram-negative and Gram-positive. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus spp. have natural resistance to tetracyclines. Acquired resistance to tetracycline is now commonplace.
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