Terramycin (Tetracycline): Uses, Side Effects & Information

Terramycin is a brand of tetracycline antibiotic. It is widely prescribed by doctors for a number of illnesses and conditions.

Fever and STDs

• The FDA has approved terramycin for use in treating the illnesses caused by micro-organisms. These include fever such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, oroya fever, typhus and Parrott fever, as well as STDs like LGV, chancroid and granuloma inguinale.

Other Illnesses

• Additionally, the FDA has approved terramycin for use in treating Pasteurella pestis, a bacteria spread by fleas, meningitis, dysentery and cholera.

Food Poisoning

• Terramycin is approved to treat E coli bacteria, one of the leading causes of food poisoning.

Skin Infections

• Terramycin is useful in combating skin infections such as Enterobacter aerogenes and common acne.

Other infections

• The FDA has also approved terramycin for the treatment of respiratory, intestinal, eye and urinary infections that are brought on by bacteria.

Penicilin Alternative

• For those who are allergic to penicillin, terramycin can be substituted to treat gonorrhea, syphilis, yaws, listeria, botulism, anthrax and Vincent's infection.