Minocycline

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 14)
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Cold intolerance x
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Erythema nodosum def x x x
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Oesophagitis def x x x
Rash def x x x x x x
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Gingivitis def x x
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Hyperbilirubinaemia def x x x
Hypertension def x x x x x x
Hypoaesthesia def x x x
Jaundice def x x x
Leukopenia def x x x
Leukoplakia def x
Leukoplakia oral def x
Systemic lupus erythematosus def x x x x x
Myocarditis def x x x
Nausea def x x x x x
Nephritis def x x x x
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Pain def x x x
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Paraesthesia def x x x
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Anal pruritus def x
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Syncope def x
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Tooth disorder def x x
Toothache def x x
Ulcer def x x x x x
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Vasculitis def x x x
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Onycholysis def x
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Antinuclear antibody positive def x x x
Tongue discolouration x
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Injection site pain x
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Tooth infection def x x
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Indication Labels
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Acne def x x x x x x x
Acne vulgaris def x x x
Actinomycosis def x x x x
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Bartonellosis def x x x
Bladder infection def x
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Bronchitis def x
Bronchopneumonia def x
Brucellosis def x x x x
Cellulitis def x
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Cholera def x x x x
Chronic periodontitis def x x
Conjunctivitis def x x x x
Cystitis def x
Furunculosis def x
Gallbladder disorder def x
Gonorrhoea def x x x x x
Granuloma def x x x x
Granuloma inguinale def x x x x
Impetigo def x
Inclusion conjunctivitis def x x x x
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Meningitis meningococcal def x x x
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Mycoplasma infection def x x x x
Nasopharyngeal disorder def x x x
Periodontal disease def x
Periodontitis def x x
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Psittacosis def x x x x
Pyelonephritis def x
Pyoderma def x
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Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Codes: A01AB23, J01AA08

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. Minocycline : 12 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. MINOCYCLINE (MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) / ARESTIN MICROSPHERES : 27 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. minocycline : 53 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. MINOCYCLINE : 54 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE / SOLODYN : 54 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  6. minocycline : 60 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. MINOCYCLINE (MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) / PMS-MINOCYCLINE : 64 side effects (Health Canada)
  8. MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE / MINOCIN : 103 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  9. MINOCYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE / MINOCIN : 107 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  10. MINOCYCLINE : 108 side effects (FDA XML label)