Tigecycline for Injection (Tg-cillin 50)

How should this medicine be used?

Tigecycline injection comes as a powder to be mixed with fluid and injected into a vein. It is usually infused (injected slowly) intravenously (into a vein) over a period of 30 to 60 minutes, once every 12 hours. The length of your treatment depends on the type of infection you have and how your body responds to the medication.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Before using tigecycline injection,

• tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to tigecycline injection; other tetracycline antibiotics such as demeclocycline, doxycycline (Monodox, Oracea, Vibramycin), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin, Solodyn), and tetracycline (Achromycin V, in Pylera); any other medications, or any of the ingredients in tigecycline injection. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.

• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• heartburn
• loss of appetite
• change in the way things taste
• headache
• dizziness
• itching of the vagina
• white or yellow vaginal discharge
• pain, redness, swelling, or bleeding near the place where tigecycline was injected

Some side effects

• severe diarrhea (watery or bloody stools) that may occur with or without fever and stomach cramps (may occur up to 2 months or more after your treatment)
• blistering or peeling skin
• rash
• hives
• tingling or swelling of the face, neck, throat, tongue, lips, or eyes
• difficulty breathing or swallowing
• itching
• ongoing pain that begins in the stomach area but may spread to the back
• sore throat, fever, chills, and other signs of new or worsening infection

• Medicinal Benefits

  TYGACIL 50MG INJECTION contains ‘Tigecycline,’ a broad-spectrum glycylcycline antibiotic that treats bacterial infections, such as abdominal infections, community-acquired pneumonia (lung infection), complicated skin and skin structure infections. It works by preventing the synthesis of bacterial proteins, which are the primary cursors for carrying out bacteria’s vital functions. Tigecycline is bacteriostatic and inhibits bacterial reproduction.