Eravacycline: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Eravacycline is a medicine sold in the U.S. under one brand. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Injectable
- Sold as
- Xerava
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Not in our catalog
Every eravacycline product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Xerava.
Eravacycline and breastfeeding
From LactMed, the US National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database — quoted, not rewritten.
Full LactMed record for eravacycline: levels in milk, effects in breastfed infants, and the drugs it would consider insteadNo information is available on the use of eravacycline during breastfeeding. The manufacturer states that breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment and for 4 days after the last dose. However, available literature indicates that there is not likely to be harm in short-term use of eravacycline during lactation because the drug is 79 to 90% bound to plasma proteins, so milk levels are likely low and absorption by the infant is likely inhibited by the calcium in breastmilk. Although the manufacturer recommends avoiding breastfeeding during administration of eravacycline and for 4 days after the last dose, short-term use of eravacycline is probably acceptable in nursing mothers. If an infant is breastfed, monitor the infant for possible effects on the gastrointestinal flora, such as diarrhea, candidiasis (e.g., thrush, diaper rash) or rarely, blood in the stool indicating possible antibiotic-associated colitis. As a theoretical precaution, avoid prolonged or repeat courses during nursing.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, record revised June 15, 2025. LactMed states its information is not a substitute for professional judgement.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take eravacycline with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run eravacycline against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does eravacycline come in?
Across the brands we track, eravacycline is currently marketed as injectable, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic eravacycline?
We do not currently list a generic-labelled eravacycline product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.
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We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for eravacycline on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.