Minocin

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Overview:

Minocin
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Minocycline, the most lipid soluble and most active tetracycline antibiotic, is, like doxycycline, a long-acting tetracycline. Minocycline's effects are related to the inhibition of protein synthesis. Minocycline is used to treat nongonococcal urethritis, mucopurulent cervicitis, acne vulgaris, and rheumatoid arthritis and some othet infections. Because of its lipid solubility, minocycline is able to eradicate the meningococcal carrier state in tears and saliva. For the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, Q fever, rickettsialpox and tick fevers caused by Rickettsiae, Upper respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniee; For the treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitidis

Mechanism Of Action:
Minocycline passes directly through the lipid bilayer or passively diffuses through porin channels in the bacterial membrane. Tetracyclines like minocycline bind to the 30 S ribosomal subunit, preventing the binding of tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex and interfering with protein synthesis.

News Articles on Minocycline

New Pediatric Indication For Locoid Lipocream®  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
...expertise that markets a portfolio of branded dermatological products including Locoid Lipocream, Locoid Lotion, Tretin-X® Kits, and Minocin® Kits. ... Pharmaceutical Online (press release)

healthwatch: Superacne  -  20 Apr 2009
...and I switch, so I may have it on--I may have them on minocin, and then I'll have them on erythromycin, and maybe then bactrim," Sobel said. WCBS-TV New York

Shaun Jones, 14, died after acne tablet  -  ‎Feb 28, 2009‎
The inquest heard the acne medication Minocin was prescribed by Shaun’s family GP, Dr Christopher Jones. Dr Jones, a partner at the Taff Vale Surgery in WalesOnline

Student Shaun Jones 'died 12 hours after taking acne treatment'  -  ‎Feb 25, 2009‎
The 6ft schoolboy of Pontypridd, South Wales, was sold a drug called Sebomin after being told by the pharmacy that the medication his GP prescribed, Minocin Times Online

Youth dies after taking acne drug  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Dr Christopher Jones, a partner at the Taff Vale Surgery in Rhydyfelin, prescribed the acne medication Minocin – but when Shaun and his mother Mary got to Nursing in Practice

Teenager Shaun Jones’ death from allergic reaction to acne tablet  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Shaun’s GP had prescribed Minocin but the pharmacist had run out of the medicine and dispensed Sebomin instead because it contained the same active WalesOnline

Akne ilacı öldürdü  -  ‎Feb 26, 2009‎
BBC televizyonunda yer alan habere göre akne teşhisi konulduktan sonra doktoru tarafından "Minocin" adlı ilacı kullanması söylenen genç, eczanede bu ilaç Sabah

Gli insospettabili latte e pompelmo interferiscono con i farmaci  -  ‎Feb 22, 2009‎
...zitto zitto, interferisce anche con alcune terapie farmacologiche: per esempio, le tetracicline (come Bassado o Minocin), nota classe di antibiotici, Il Serpente di Galeno

World-Renowned Urologist, J. Francois Eid, MD, Lauds Improvements ...  -  Jan 26, 2009
This is the same antibiotic coating (Rifampin and Minocin) currently available on the IPP that has dramatically reduced infection rates since its MSNBC

Stroke stopper  -  Nov 11, 2008
A new method of stroke treatment that is showing promise uses the tetracycline antibiotic called minocycline (Minocin). This more than 30-year-old WPTV,

Annual Report to shareholders  -  Oct 19, 2008
It is marketed under several trade names, including Minomycin, Minocin, Arestin, and Dynacin. Minocycline formulations are the largest selling tetracycline Sydney Morning Herald,

Asma: Minocin riduce la necessità di steroidi orali  -  Sep 9, 2008
...hanno compiuto uno studio con l’obiettivo di determinare se la terapia dell’asma con Minociclina ( Minocin ) portasse ad un risparmio di corticosteroidi XagenaSalute,

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Minocin is also known by the following brand names and/or synonyms:
Alti-Minocycline; Apo-Minocycline; Arestin; BRN 3077644; CL 59806; DYNACIN; Dynacin; Gen-Minocycline; HSDB 3130; Klinomycin; MINOCYCLINE; Minociclina [Inn-Spanish]; Minocin; Minocyclin; Minocycline; Minocycline Hcl; Minocycline [Usan:Ban:Inn]; Minocyclinum [Inn-Latin]; Minocyn; Minomycin; Novo-Minocycline; Vectrin

Drug Category:
Minocin is categorized under the following by the FDA: Anti-bacterial Agents; Tetracyclines; ATC:A01AB23; ATC:J01AA08

Dosage Forms:
Capsules; Subgingival (sustained-release); IV Injection;

Absorption:
rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract

Interactions:
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Chemical IUPAC Name:
2-(amino-hydroxy-methylidene)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10,11,12a-trihydroxy-4,4a,5,5a,6,12a-hexahydrotetracene-1,3,12-trione





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