Oxytetracycline is a product of the metabolism of Streptomyces rimosus and is one of the family of tetracycline antibiotics.
Oxytetracycline diffuses readily through the placenta into the fetal circulation, into the pleural fluid and, under some circumstances, into the cerebrospinal fluid. It appears to be concentrated in the hepatic system and excreted in the bile, so that it appears in the feces, as well as in the urine, in a biologically active form.
What is it used for?
Acne vulgaris
Chronic bronchitis
Dental infections
Disease caused by infection with Leptospira bacteria (Weil’s Disease/leptospirosis)
Infection caused by the bacteria brucella (brucellosis)
Infections of the sex organs and organs associated with urination (genito-urinary infections)
Infections with bacteria transmitted by lice, fleas, ticks and mites (rickettsial infections)
Long term flushing and inflammation of the facial skin (acne rosacea)
Lyme disease
COMPOSITION
| Ingredient | 2 ml Single Dose Ampules |
10 ml Vial Multidose |
|
| 100 mg/2 ml | 250 mg/2 ml | 50 mg/ml 10 ml (5 β† 2 ml Doses) |
|
| oxytetracycline | 50 mg | 125 mg | 50 mg |
| lidocaine | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| magnesium chloride hexahydrate | 2.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% |
| sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| α-monothioglycerol | 1.0% | ||
| monoethanolamine | approx. 1.7% | approx. 4.2% | approx. 2.6% |
| citric acid | 1.0% | ||
| propyl gallate | 0.02% | ||
| propylene glycol | 75.2% | 67.0% | 74.1% |
| water | 18.8% | 16.8% | 18.5% |