Drug Summary

  Drug name:  oxytetracycline
  Chemical name:  Oxytetracycline dihydrate
  Formula:  C₂₂H₂₄N₂O_{9  Weight:   460.434
  CAS no:  79-57-2
  DrugBank link:  DB00595
  Description:  A tetracycline analog isolated from the actinomycete streptomyces rimosus and used in a wide variety of clinical conditions. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Oxytetracycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused by a variety of Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pasteurella pestis, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae (respiratory infections), and Diplococcus pneumoniae.}