Bitacycline 5000mg Capsules
10 Capsule(s) in StripMade by
BOMBAY TABLET MFG CO PVT LTD
Dosage
CAPSULE
Product Summary
| Uses | Bacterial infection |
| Therapy | Antibiotic |
| Side effects | Headache, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light |
Assurance
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Regulated
Medical Description
Uses
Contraindications
Side effects
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Sensitivity to light
- Difficulty in breathing
Precautions and Warnings
Pregnancy
Breast Feeding
Driving
Alcohol
Other General Warnings
- You may develop permanent discolouration of the tooth.
- You have a kidney problem, then this medicine may lead to increased levels of urea, phosphates or acid in the blood, etc.
- You miss your dose of antibiotics frequently, which may lead to treatment failure or bacterial resistance.
- You may experience persistent diarrhoea or blood in stool, treatment should be stopped immediately.
- You are taking this medicine for a long time and also you have a liver or kidney problem, as much caution is required in such patients. Your doctor may suggest you to monitor liver and kidney tests regularly during the treatment.
- You may experience swelling and pain in the pancreas due to prolonged use.
- You may suffer from muscle weakness or autoimmune disorders.
- You may develop sensitivity to sunlight, in such a condition doctor may stop the medicine.
Directions for Use
Storage and disposal
- Store the medicine below 25°C.
- Keep it in original packing in order to protect it from light and moisture.
Dosage
Overdose
Missed a Dose
Mode of Action
How Does It Work?
Interactions
Interactions with other medicines
- Medicines containing iron, calcium, aluminium, magnesium, bismuth and zinc salts, can affect the activity of this medicine, so it should be given between a gap of 2-3 hours.
- It can prolong the action of anticoagulants like coumarin.
- Concomitant use of tetracyclines and retinoids (acitretin, isotretinoin, tretinoin) can increase the risk of high blood pressure inside the brain.
- If you take this medicine along with methoxyflurane which is used as an anaesthetic, can cause adverse effects to kidney like you may find the presence of nitrogen in urine reports.
- Antidiarrhoeal medicines like kaolin-pectin and bismuth subsalicylate can affect the absorption of this medicine
- Water pills like furosemide can impair with kidney function.
- Antibiotics like penicillin can oppose the action of this medicine.
- You are diabetic then it can increase the effect of antidiabetic medicines like insulin, glimepiride.
- Other medicines are atovaquone to treat pneumonia, antacids like sucralfate, lithium to treat the mental condition, digoxin to treat a heart condition, colestipol and cholestyramine, oral contraceptives, strontium ranelate for osteoporosis, ergotamine and methysergide to treat migraine can affect the absorption of this medicine.
- It can cause adverse effects if used along with methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Interactions with food items
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Vendor Details
Fulfillment Information: Bitacycline 5000mg Capsules will be delivered by a licensed retail pharmacy nearest to your location. Order acceptance and fulfillment are dependent upon the verification of your doctor's valid prescription (where applicable) and the current stock of this medicine.
References:
- Tetracycline 250mg Tablets - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (emc) [Internet]. Medicines.org.uk. 2025 [cited 30 Dec 2025]
- Tetracycline [Internet]. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2025 [cited 10th July 2025]
- Tetracycline 250mg Tablets - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) - (emc) [Internet]. Medicines.org.uk. 2025 [cited 30 Dec 2025]
- CDSCO [Internet]. Cdscoonline.gov.in. 2025 [cited 10th July 2025]
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