Minocycline

🧮 Dose calculator

Susceptible bacterial infections (general) · Regimen source: FDA Minocycline caps. · Dosage and Administration — Adults

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Minocycline caps. · Precautions/Warnings – Pregnancy

  “Minocycline, like other tetracycline-class antibiotics, crosses the placenta and may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Minocycline caps. · Precautions/Warnings – Nursing Mothers

  “Tetracyclines are excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Minocycline caps. · Precautions/Warnings – Pediatric Use

  “Minocycline is not recommended for the use in children below 8 years of age unless the expected benefits of therapy outweigh the risks (see WARNINGS ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Minocycline caps. · Precautions/Warnings – Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy (see WARNINGS and”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.