Description
Tigecycline for Injection (Tg-Cillin 50)
used to treat certain serious infections including community-acquired pneumonia (a lung infection that developed in a person who was not in the hospital), skin infections, and infections of the abdomen (area between the chest and the waist).
Other uses for this medicine
What special precautions should I follow?
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.
What side effects can this medication cause?
- 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
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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.
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