Terramycin
oxytetracycline
INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION*
FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE ONLY
contains 2% lidocaine
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Terramycin IM® and other antibacterial drugs, Terramycin IM should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
DRUG DESCRIPTION
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.
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% |
Generic Name: Oxytetracycline
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