Arestin

Active Ingredient(s): Minocycline
FDA Approved: * February 16, 2001
Pharm Company: * ORAPHARMA
Category: Antibiotics

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Arestin Overview

Minocycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, and has a broader spectrum than the other members of the group. It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, classified as a long-acting type. As a result of its long half-life, it generally has serum levels two to four times that of the simple water-soluble tetracyclines. Minocycline is the most lipid-soluble of the tetracycline-class antibiotics, giving it the greatest penetration into the prostate and brain, but also the greatest amount of cen...

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NDC Database Records for Arestin: (1 result)

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• 65976-100 Arestin 1 mg/1 Oral Powder by Orapharma, Inc.

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