Title: Tetracycline - oldie but goodie, remember its toxicity<br/>Author: Fermin Barrueto<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/74/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Tetracycline has seen an increase in utilization due to its effectiveness in MRSA (check your local biogram). Remember its adverse effects/toxicity:</p>
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1) Photosensitivity </p>
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2) Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus</p>
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3) Pseudotumor cerebri</p>
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4) Myopia</p>
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5) Deposits in calcifying bone/teeth - do not use in pediatrics</p>