Dental Dictionary:
tetracycline HCl
n
trade names: Achromycin, Achromycin V, Tetracyn; drug class: tetracycline, broad-spectrum antibiotic; action: inhibits protein synthesis and phosphorylation in microorganisms, bacteriostatic; uses: syphilis, gonorrhea, lymphogranuloma venereum, rickettsial infections, acne, actinomycosis, anthrax, bronchitis, GU infections, sinusitis and many other infections.
