Minocycline: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Labeled uses

Minocycline hydrochloride capsules, USP are indicated in the treatment of the following infections due to susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms:             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 caused by Chlamydia trachomatis .             Psittacosis (Ornithosis) due to Chlamydophila psittaci .             Trachoma caused by Chlamydia trachomatis , although the infectious agent is not always eliminated, as judged by immunofluorescence.             Inclusion conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis .             Nongonococcal urethritis, endocervical, or rectal infections 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 fe…