Demeclocycline: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Labeled uses

Demeclocycline hydrochloride tablets USP is 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 caused by Campylobacter fetus ; Brucellosis due to Brucella species (in conjunction with streptomycin); Bartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformis ; Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis …