[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]TETRACYCLINE popularly called “red and yellow capsule” in places like Nigeria is an antibiotic and one of the medications that have been seriously abused.
It’s a first choice for many people in treating diarrhea; and a lot of them do not use the right dosage. Many people are guilty of this.
Here are very important facts you must know before you use another dose of tetracycline.
1. Don’t use less than the required dose. Some people use only 2 or 4 capsules and they stop. This will cause resistance, and it may not work for you when you use it another time.
2. Tetracycline is not to be taken by children less than eight years. The drug may cause permanent discolouring of your teeth.
3. Pregnant women (or those planning to get pregnant soon) or nursing (breast feeding) mothers should not us tetracycline.
4. Tetracycline should not be taken with milk, yoghurt or other dairy products.
5. Tetracycline should NOT be used at the same
time with oral contraceptives. This is because
taking the drug at the same time with some oral
contraceptives may cause the contraceptive not
to work.
6. Tetracycline might produce some side effects
such as diarrhoea, blurred vision, nausea and
vomiting, dizziness, infections of the vagina,
etc as adverse effects.
7. Always consult your doctor, pharmacist or
other health professionals before using
tetracycline or any other antibiotic.
References:
Emdex 2013
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
