Terramycin

Active Ingredient(s): Oxytetracycline
FDA Approved: * September 8, 1964
Pharm Company: * PFIZER
Category: Antibiotics

Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, the second of the group to be discovered. Oxytetracycline works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to produce essential proteins. Without these proteins, the bacteria cannot grow, multiply and increase in numbers. Oxytetracycline therefore stops the spread of the infection and the remaining bacteria are killed by the immune system or eventually die. Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, active against a wide vari... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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Dosage List

Terramycin 250 mg Oral Capsule
NDC: 0069-0730
Labeler:
Pfizer Labs
Oxytetracycline 250 mg Oral Tablet [Terramycin]
NDC: 54771-1203
Labeler:
Zoetis Inc.
Terramycin 250 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 61106-0203
Labeler:
Pfizer Animal Health

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