D06AA03 - Oxytetracycline |
Probably not porphyrinogenic |
PNP |
Rationale
Probably only insignificant absorption.
Chemical description
Dermatological ointment used in infected ulcera and vulnera. Oxitetracycline : Broadspectrum antibiotic with alkylaminogroup. Polymyxin B: No data on absorbtion or metabolism. Oxitetracycline : South African list: use with extreme caution only. Tschudy and Lamon J1980: unsafe.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 1 patient with acute porphyria.
Similar drugs
References
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| 1. | Porphyrin metabolism and the Porphyrias [Book Chapter]
Tschudy DP, Lamon JM Bondy BK, Rosenberg LE (eds): Duncan's Diseases of Metabolism, Philadelphia, WB Saunders. 1980.
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Tradenames
Terramycine + Polymyxine B 
Terramicina 
Tetran 
Terramycin-Polymyxin B 
Terramycin · Terramycin-Polymyxin B 
Terramycin-Polymyxin B