Generic name:tigecycline [ tye-ge-SYE-kleen ]
Drug class:Glycylcyclines
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 5, 2021.
What is Tygacil?
Tygacil is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.
Tygacil is used to treat many different bacterial infections of the skin or the digestive system, as well as pneumonia.
Tygacil should be used only for infections that cannot be treated with other medicines.
Warnings
Death has occurred more often in people using tigecycline when compared with people using other antibiotics. Deaths were usually caused by complications from the infection or by other medical conditions. It is not known whether tigecycline treatment causes death.
Do not use Tygacil if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby or cause permanent tooth discoloration later in life.
Tygacil can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while using this medicine.
Avoid exposure to sunlight or tanning beds. Tygacil can make you sunburn more easily. Wear protective clothing and use sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) when you are outdoors.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Tygacil if you are allergic to tigecycline.
To make sure Tygacil is safe for you, tell your doctor if:
you have liver disease;
you are using a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven); or
you are allergic to a tetracycline antibiotic (demeclocycline, doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline).
Death has occurred more often in people using Tygacil when compared with people using other antibiotics. Many deaths were caused by complications from the infection being treated. Some deaths were caused by the patients' other medical conditions. It is not known whether tigecycline treatment causes death. Talk to your docto...
