->Achromycin V (Tetracycline HCl ,USP) is indicated in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated organisms in the conditions listed below:
*Upper respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenzae. Note: Achromycin V (Tetracycline HCl Capsules, USP) should not be used for streptococcal disease unless the organism has been demonstrated to be susceptible.
*Lower respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton agent, and Klebsiella sp.)
*Skin and soft tissue infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureaus. (Tetracyclines are not the drugs of choice in the treatment of any type of staphylococcalinfections.)
*Infections caused by rickettsia including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus group infections, Q fever, rickettsialpox.
*Psittacosis of ornithosis caused by Chlamydia Psittaci.
*Infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis such as uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections, inclusion conjunctivitis, trachoma, and lymphogranuloma venereum.
*Granuloma inquinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
*Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia sp.
*Bartonellosis caused by Bartonella bacilliformis.
*Chancroid caused by Hemophilus ducreyi.
*Tularemia caused by Francisella tularensis.
*Plaque caused by Yersinia pestis.
*Cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae.
*Brucellosis caused by Brucellaspecies (tetracycline may be used in conjunction with an aminoglycoside).
*Infections due to Campylobacter fetus.
*As adjunctive therapy in intestinal amebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
*Urinary tract infections caused by susceptible strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, etc.
*Other infections caused by susceptible gram-negative organisms such as E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Shigellasp., Acinetobacter sp., Klebsiella sp., and Bacteroides sp.
*In severe acne, adjunctive therapy with Achromycin V (Tetracycline HCl Capsules, USP) may be useful.
-> When penicillin is contraindicated, tetracyclines are alternative drugs in the treatment of the following infections:
*Syphilis and yaws caused by Treponema pallidum and pertenue, respectively,
*Vincent’s infection caused by Fusobacterium fusiforme,
*Infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae,
*Anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis,
*Infections due to Listeria monocytogenes,
*Actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces species,
*Infections due to Clostridium species.
