Oral Tetracycline Use in Children and Adolescents in Japan: Trends, Indications, and Treatment Patterns.

Publication date: Jul 15, 2026

Antimicrobial use among children in Japan has declined substantially; however, tetracycline use has increased among adolescents, particularly after 2017 and during the COVID-19 period, and the underlying clinical indications remain unclear. We aimed to characterize long-term trends in oral tetracycline use, changes in clinical indications, and treatment patterns among individuals aged

Concepts Keywords
acne vulgaris
adolescents
antimicrobial stewardship
claims database
tetracycline

Semantics

Type Source Name
drug DRUGBANK Tetracycline
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH acne vulgaris

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