Indications:

Adults:

• Complicated skin and soft tissue infections
• Complicated intra-abdominal infections
• Community-acquired pneumonia

Not indicated for the treatment of diabetic foot syndrome, hospital-acquired pneumonia, or ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Children over 8 years old:

• Complicated skin and soft tissue infections (not indicated for diabetic foot syndrome)
• Complicated intra-abdominal infections

Tigecycline is indicated when alternative antibiotics are not suitable.

Tigecycline PSK is in the Essential Medicines List.