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In this episode, hosts Don Weinberger and Steve Small separate fact from fiction when it comes to claims about tetracyclines. 

🦷 Will doxycycline stain children’s teeth? 
☠️ Is expired tetracycline truly deadly? 
🐱 What do cats have to do with all this? 

🚴‍♂️ Let’s cycle through the facts! 

They’ll share research and insights into some interesting claims including:

• Doxycycline should never be used in young kids due to teeth concerns.
• Doxycycline monohydrate is better than the hyclate version.
• Minocycline can permanently pigment skin.
• Expired tetracyclines are toxic.
• Tetracyclines shouldn’t be used in pregnancy.
• Tetracyclines shouldn’t be combined with milk.

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TRC Healthcare Editor Hosts:

• Stephen Small, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP, CNSC 
• Don Weinberger, PharmD

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Guest: 

• Michael Deaney, PharmD, AAHIVP (Clinical Pharmacist, Children’s Hospital Colorado)

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The clinical resources mentioned during the podcast are part of a subscription to Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights: 

• Article: Sort Out Tetracycline Safety in Pregnancy and Lactation
• Chart: Antibiotics in Pregnancy and Lactation

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