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Sarecycline, sold under the brand name Seysara, is a narrow-spectrum tetracycline-derived antibiotic medication. It is specifically designed for the treatment of acne, and was approved by the FDA in October 2018 for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 9 years of age and older. Two randomized and well-controlled clinical trials reported efficacy data on both facial and truncal acne (back and chest). Efficacy was assessed in a total of 2002 subjects 9 years of age and older. Unlike other tetracycline-class antibiotics, sarecycline has

Key facts

Drug.MedlinePlus
a618068
Drug.image
Sarecycline.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.pronounce
sar"e sye' kleen
Drug.tradename
Seysara
Drug.DailyMedID
Sarecycline
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
J01
Drug.ATC_suffix
AA14
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.index2_label
as HCl
Drug.CAS_number
1035654-66-0
Drug.PubChem
54681908
Drug.PubChem2
71296095
Drug.ChemSpiderID
28540486
Drug.UNII
94O110CX2E
Drug.DrugBank
DB12035
Drug.DrugBank2
DBSALT002125

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