Minocycline and tetracycline, do you know?
If уου understand whаt thеѕе drugs аrе аnd whаt thеіr purpose іѕ, thеn саn уου ехрlаіn tο mе whаt thе dіffеrеnсе іѕ between thе two?
I previously used tetracycline, bυt whеn thаt wasn’t effective enough, mу doctor prescribed minocycline. Iѕ minocycline stronger?
Five RCTs identified by the review found no significant difference between minocycline and tetracycline.
Tetracyclines may harm bones and teeth, and should not be taken by pregnant or breastfeeding women. They may also cause contraceptive failure during the initial weeks of treatment.
In one systematic review (search date 1998) of case reports and case series, which found 65 cases of liver damage in people taking minocycline. It suggested that minocycline was associated with severe hepatic dysfunction, including hypersensitivity, within a few weeks of taking minocycline (16 cases), autoimmune hepatitis within 1 year or more of taking minocycline (29 cases), or unspecified hepatitis (20 cases).
If you don’t really must – be careful.
Minocycline is a type of antibiotic under the tetracycline group. Tetracycline also belongs to that group. Both antibiotics have almost the same indications (i.e. acne). I wouldn’t really consider one as more effective than the other but minocycline is considered long-acting (with a half-life of 16 hrs or more) while tetracycline is short-acting (half-life is 6-8 hours).