The nurse is reinforcing education for a client taking tetracycline for severe inflammatory acne. which instructions are important to reinforce?

The instructions which are important to reinforce to the client is that,

1. Tetracycline should not be given to pregnant women because it affects the unborn child.

2. Tetracycline discolors teeth. It makes the teeth which were white to turn into yellow color permanently.

3. It should not be given to children who are under the age of eight years because it sunburns easily and brings kidney problem.

Tetracycline can also treat plaque, syphilis, cholera, and acne. Its work is to block the ability of bacteria to make proteins.