Monograph
D06AA03 - Oxytetracycline |
Propably not porphyrinogenic |
PNP |
Rationale
Probably only insignificant absorption.
Chemical description
Dermatological ointment used in infected ulcera and vulnera. Oxitetracycline : Broadspectrum antibiotic with alkylaminogroup. Polymyxin B: No data on absorbtion or metabolism. Oxitetracycline : South African list: use with extreme caution only. Tschudy and Lamon J1980: unsafe.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 1 patient with acute porphyria.
Similar drugs
References
Tradenames
Terramycine + Polymyxine B 
Terramicina Topica 
Tetran 
Terramycin-Polymyxin B 
Terramycin-Polymyxin B