Indications & Uses
Tygacil is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Tigecycline's treatment duration should be based on how severe the infection is, where it's located, and how the patient responds clinically and bacteriologically. For complicated skin and skin structure infections or complicated intra-abdominal infections, Tigecycline is typically given for 5 to 14 days; for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, treatment usually runs 7 to 14 days. Adults: Treatment starts with an initial dose of 100 mg, followed by 50 mg every 12 hours. Each dose should be given as an intravenous infusion over about 30 to 60 minutes. Pediatric use: Tigecycline's safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients under 18 years of age have not been established. Geriatric use: Studies did not find any unexpected overall differences in safety or effectiveness between geriatric and younger patients.
Side Effects
The most common treatment-emergent side effects are nausea and vomiting, which generally occur during the first 1 to 2 days of therapy. Patients taking Tegalon have infrequently reported the following drug-related effects: inflammation and pain at the injection site, septic shock, allergic reaction, chills, thrombophlebitis, a slowed or a rapid heartbeat, vasodilatation, loss of appetite, dry mouth, low blood sugar, low blood sodium levels, prolonged prothrombin time, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, vaginal yeast infection, vaginitis, and leukorrhea.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Tegalon belongs to the same structural family as Tetracycline-class antibiotics, so it should be used cautiously in anyone known to be hypersensitive to drugs of that class.
Contraindications
Tigecycline should not be used in patients who are hypersensitive to any of its components.