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Tetracycline
Essential medicine status
Section:
21. Ophthalmological preparations 21.1. Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-infective agents
ATC codes: S01AA09
EMLc
Indication
Infectious keratitis ICD11 code: 9A71
INN
Tetracycline
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
ACCESS
List type
Core
Formulations
Local > Ophthalmological > Ointment: 1% (tetracycline hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee endorsed the listing of tetracycline eye ointment with a square box on the core list of the EMLc.