Generic Name:

Minocycline hydrochloride

Common Brands:

Minocin, Dynacin, Solodyn

Availability:

Prescription only

Therapeutic Class:

Tetracycline antibiotic

Forms:

Capsules, pellet-filled capsules, tablets, extended-release tablets

Administration:

By mouth

Therapeutic Uses:

• Bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections including pneumonia, eye infections, skin infections, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, and lymphatic infections
• Certain infections transmitted by lice, ticks, mites, and infected animals
• Acne
• Infections that may spread during bioterror attacks, such as plague and tularemia 
• Certain types of food poisoning and anthrax in people who cannot take penicillin
• Nose and throat infections that may cause meningitis in others even when you are not infected yourself
• Additional uses include treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, Q fever, cholera, Campylobacter fetus infections, brucellosis, bartonellosis, and granuloma inguinale

Controlled Status:

Not a controlled substance