Description
Tigecycline injection helps to recover from certain serious infections, including community-acquired pneumonia, skin infections, and other abdomen infections. Tigecycline injection should not be used to cure pneumonia when a person is on a ventilator or who is in a hospital or foot infections those who suffer from diabetes. Tigecycline injection is a type of medicine called tetracycline antibiotics. It killed those bacteria that cause infection.
This injection will not be useful for colds, flu, or other viral infections. There is no need to take another antibiotic. If you are taking another medicine it can cause some serious side effects.
How should this medicine be used?
Tigecycline injection comes in the form of powder to be mixed with fluid and injected into a vein. It is usually injected slowly into a vein for 30 to 60 minutes, once every 12 hours. The time of your treatment depends on the type of infection you have and what would be the response of your body after taking this medicine.
You may take the tigecycline injection in a hospital or you may use the medicine at home. If you take a tigecycline injection at home, your healthcare provider will show you how you take this medication. Firstly read all the instructions that are labeled on the medicine and if you have any queries then consult with your health care professional. Ask your healthcare provider what to do if you have any problems after taking this injection.
You feel better in a few days of treatment after taking this injection. If you suffer from any side effect that doesn’t cure or getting worsens then immediately consult your healthcare professional.
Take a tigecycline injection until you finish the course of treatment, even if you feel better. If you quit the treatment immediately without consulting with your doctor or if you skip the dose of your injection, your infection may not be completely cured and the bacteria may harm your body.
Medical Benefits
Tigecycline is a broad-spectrum glycylcycline antibiotic that cures bacterial infections, such as abdominal infections, lung infections, and complicated skin and skin structure infections. It works by reducing the symptoms of bacterial proteins, which are the first used for carrying out bacteria’s vital functions. Tigecycline is bacteriostatic that stops bacterial reproduction.
Side Effects of This Medicine
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Heartburn
- Loss of appetite
- Change in the way things taste
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Itching of the vaginarash
- Hives
- Tingling or swelling on the face, neck, throat, tongue, lips, or eyes
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
Precautions
- Ask your doctor if you are suffering from liver and kidney disease.
- Plan to avoid unnecessary or excess exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light and to wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Tigecycline injection may make your skin sensitive to sunlight or ultraviolet light.
- Ask your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. If you become pregnant during the period of treatment, immediately call your doctor. They will advise you to stop the treatment or to lower the dose of your medication.
- Ask your healthcare provider if you are a breastfeeding woman. Your doctor advised you not to breastfeed when you are taking these injections and even 9 days after your last dose of injection.
- This injection should not be used in children who are under the age of 8.
