Sarecycline
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| Pronunciation | sar"e sye' kleen | 
| Trade names | Seysara | 
| Other names | P-005672 | 
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph | 
| MedlinePlus | a618068 | 
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| Routes of administration | By mouth | 
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.241.852 | 
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| Formula | C24H29N3O8 | 
| Molar mass | 487.509 g·mol−1 | 
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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 a long C7 moiety that extends into and directly interact with the bacterial messenger RNA (mRNA). The spectrum of activity is limited to clinically relevant Gram-positive bacteria, mainly Cutibacterium acnes, with little or no activity against Gram-negative bacterial microflora commonly found in the human gastrointestinal tract.