Category: Toxicology
Keywords: tetracycline (PubMed Search)
Posted: 10/23/2014 by Fermin Barrueto (Updated: 9/3/2026)
Tetracycline has seen an increase in utilization due to its effectiveness in MRSA (check your local biogram). Remember its adverse effects/toxicity:
1) Photosensitivity
2) Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
3) Pseudotumor cerebri
4) Myopia
5) Deposits in calcifying bone/teeth - do not use in pediatrics
