INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Demeclocycline HCl tablets are indicated in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions below:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, Q fever, rickettsialpox and tick fevers caused by rickettsiae;
Respiratory tract infections caused by
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Lymphogranuloma venereum due to
Chlamydia trachomatis
Psittacosis (Ornithosis) due to
Chlamydia psittaci
Trachoma due to
Chlamydia trachomatis, although the infectious agent is not always eliminated as judged by immunofluorescence
Inclusion conjunctivitis caused by
Chlamydia trachomatis
Nongonococcal urethritis in adults caused by
Ureaplasma urealyticum or
Chlamydia trachomatis
Relapsing fever due to
Borrelia recurrentis
Chancroid caused by
Haemophilus ducreyi
Plague due to
Yersinia pestis
Tularemia due to
Francisella tularensis
Cholera caused by
Vibrio cholerae
Campylobacter fetus infections cause by
Campylobacter fetus
Brucellosis due to
Brucella species (in conjunction with streptomycin);
Bartonellosis due to
Bartonella bacilliformis
Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
Demeclocycline HCl tablets are indicated for treatment of infections by the following gram-negative microorganisms, when bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug:
Escherichia coli
Enterobacter aerogenes
Shigella species
Acinetobacter species
Respiratory tract infections caused by
Haemophilus influenzae
Respiratory tract and urinary tract infections caused by
Klebsiella species
Demeclocycline HCl tablets are indicated for treatment of infections caused by the following gram-positive microorganisms, when bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug:
Upper respiratory infections caused by
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Skin and skin structure infections caused by
Staphylococcus aureus. (Note: Tetracyclines, including demeclocycline, are not the drugs of choice in the treatment of any type of staphylococcal infection).
When penicillin is contraindicated, tetracyclines, including demeclocycline HCl, are alternative drugs in the treatment of the following infections:
Uncomplicated urethritis in men due to
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and for the treatment of other uncomplicated gonococcal infections
Infections in women caused by
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Syphilis caused by
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum
Yaws caused by
Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue
Listeriosis due to
Listeria monocytogenes
Anthrax due to
Bacillus anthracis
Vincents infection caused by
Fusobacterium fusiforme
Actinomycosis caused by
Actinomyces israelii
Clostridial diseases caused by
Clostridium species
In acute intestinal amebiasis, demeclocycline HCl may be a useful adjunct to amebicides.
In severe acne, demeclocycline HCl may be a useful adjunctive therapy.
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of demeclocycline HCl tablets and other antibacterial drugs, demeclocycline HCl tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.