Editing Tetracycline (section)

==Society and culture==

===Economics===
According to data from EvaluatePharma and published in the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', in the USA the price of tetracycline rose from $0.06 per 250-[[Milligram|mg]] pill in 2013 to $4.06 a pill in 2015.<ref name="bostonglobe_2015_11">{{Cite web |date=6 November 2015 |title=As competition wanes, prices for generics skyrocket |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/06/generic-drug-price-increases-alarm-insurers-providers-and-consumers/H3iA9CSxAUylnCdGjLNKVN/story.html?event=event25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119073901/http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/06/generic-drug-price-increases-alarm-insurers-providers-and-consumers/H3iA9CSxAUylnCdGjLNKVN/story.html?event=event25 |archive-date=19 November 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |website=Boston Globe |vauthors=McCluskey PD}}</ref> The ''Globe'' described the "big price hikes of some generic drugs" as a "relatively new phenomenon" which has left most pharmacists "grappling" with large upswings" in the "costs of generics, with 'overnight' price changes sometimes exceeding 1,000%."<ref name="bostonglobe_2015_11" />

===Brand names===
It is marketed under the brand names Sumycin, Tetracyn, and Panmycin, among others. Actisite is a thread-like fiber formulation used in dental applications.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Litch JM, Encarnacion M, Chen S, Leonard J, Burkoth TL |date=November 1996 |title=Use of the polymeric matrix as internal standard for quantitation of in vivo delivery of tetracycline HCl from Actisite tetracycline fiber during periodontal treatment |journal=Journal of Periodontal Research |volume=31 |issue=8 |pages=540–544 |doi=10.1111/j.1600-0765.1996.tb00518.x |pmid=8971652}}</ref>

It is also used to produce several semisynthetic derivatives, which together are known as the [[tetracycline antibiotics]]. The term "tetracycline" is also used to denote the four-ring system of this compound; "tetracyclines" are related substances that contain the same four-ring system.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

===Media===
Due to the drug's association with fighting infections, it serves as the main "commodity" in the science fiction series [[Aftermath (2016 TV series)|Aftermath]], with the search for tetracycline becoming a major preoccupation in later episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aftermath Episode Recap |url=https://www.syfy.com/aftermath/episodes/season/2016/episode/9/the-barbarous-king |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013003356/http://www.syfy.com/aftermath/episodes/season/2016/episode/9/the-barbarous-king |archive-date=13 October 2017 |access-date=15 April 2020 |website=SyFy Channel}}</ref>

Tetracycline is also represented in [[Bohemia Interactive]]'s survival sandbox, [[DayZ (video game)|DayZ]]. In the game, players may find the antibiotic to treat the common cold, influenza, cholera and infected wounds, but does not portray any side effects associated with tetracycline.{{cn|date=January 2025}}