Terramycin Ointment - Uses and Application

Terramycin is an ointment containing oxytetracycline, a tetracycline antibiotic used for the treatment of eye infections in animals.
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Veterinary prescription ointment for eye infections in animals.
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Terramycin FAQ


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What is Terramycin ointment?

Terramycin is an ointment of oxytetracycline hydrochloride and polymyxin B sulfate in a special petrolatum base. Each gram of ointment contains oxytetracycline HCl equivalent to 5 mg of oxytetracycline and 10,000 units of polymyxin B as the sulfate.

Is Terramycin a broad-spectrum antibiotic?

It is active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Terramycin is known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic due to its activity against such a wide range of infections. It was the second of the tetracyclines to be discovered. Terramycin, like other tetracyclines, is used to treat many infections common and rare.

What is Terramycin (oxytetracycline intramuscular solution)?

What Is Terramycin? Terramycin (oxytetracycline intramuscular solution) is an antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. The brand name drug Terramycin is no longer available in the U.S., but generic versions may still be available.

What is Terramycin used for?

Terramycin Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data. Terramycin binds reversibly to the 30S and possibly 50S ribosomal subunits, thus inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis and arresting cell growth. It is active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

Should Terramycin (oxytetracycline) im be used to treat bacterial infections?

To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain effectiveness of Terramycin (oxytetracycline) IM and other antibacterial drugs, Terramycin (oxytetracycline) IM should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria.

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