Resumen de Antibiotic Receives New Warning

Diane S. Aschenbrenner

• * The tetracycline antibiotic tigecycline (Tygacil) now carries a boxed warning that iv use of the drug increases the risk of death. The exact cause of the increased risk hasn't been determined.

  * Use of tigecycline should be limited to approved clinical indications when other forms of treatment aren't suitable. Tigecycline shouldn't be used in the treatment of diabetic foot infection or hospital-acquired pneumonia.