Doxycycline

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

pronunciation

pronounced as (dox i sye' kleen)

Why is this medication prescribed?

Doxycycline is used to treat bacterial infections, including pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections; Lyme disease; acne; infections of skin, genital, and urinary systems; and anthrax (after inhalational exposure). It is also used to prevent malaria. Doxycycline is in a class of medications called tetracycline antibiotics. It works by preventing the growth and spread of bacteria. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.


How should this medicine be used?

Doxycycline comes as a regular and a coated capsule, a tablet, a syrup, and a suspension (liquid), all to take by mouth. Doxycycline is usually taken once or twice a day. Drink a full glass of water with each dose of the capsule or tablet. If your stomach becomes upset when you take doxycycline, you may take it with food or milk. However, taking doxycycline with milk or food may decrease the amount of medication absorbed from your stomach. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about the best way to take doxycycline if your stomach becomes upset. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take doxycycline exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Shake the syrup or suspension well before each use to mix the medication evenly.

If you are taking doxycycline for the prevention of malaria, start taking it 1 or 2 days before traveling to an area where there is malaria. Continue taking doxycycline for 4 weeks after leaving the area where there is malaria. You should not take doxycycline for the prevention of malaria for more than 4 months.

Continue to take doxycycline even if you feel well. Take all the medication until you are finished, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.


What are the precautions to be followed?

Before taking doxycycline,
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline, sulfites (for doxycycline syrup only), or any other medications.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially antacids, anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), carbamazepine (Tegretol), penicillin, phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), and vitamins. Doxycycline decreases the effectiveness of some oral contraceptives; another form of birth control should be used while taking this drug.
  • be aware that antacids, calcium supplements, iron products, and laxatives containing magnesium interfere with doxycycline, making it less effective. Take doxycycline 1 hour before or 2 hours after antacids (including sodium bicarbonate), calcium supplements, and laxatives containing magnesium. Take doxycycline 2 hours before or 3 hours after iron preparations and vitamin products that contain iron.
  • tell your doctor if you have or have ever had diabetes or kidney or liver disease.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking doxycycline, call your doctor immediately. Doxycycline can harm the fetus.
  • if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking doxycycline.
  • plan to avoid unnecessary or prolonged exposure to sunlight and to wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Doxycycline may make your skin sensitive to sunlight.
  • you should know that when you are receiving doxycycline for prevention of malaria, you should also use protective measures such as effective insect repellent, mosquito nets, clothing covering the whole body, and staying in well-screened areas, especially from early nighttime until dawn. Taking doxycycline does not give you full protection against malaria.
  • you should know that when doxycycline is used during pregnancy or in babies or children up to age 8, it can cause the teeth to become permanently stained. Doxycycline should not be used in children under age 8 except for inhalational anthrax or if your doctor decides it is needed.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Doxycycline may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
  • diarrhea
  • itching of the rectum or vagina
  • sore mouth
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
  • severe headache
  • blurred vision
  • skin rash
  • hives
  • difficulty breathing or swallowing
  • redness of the skin (sunburn)
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes
  • itching
  • dark-colored urine
  • light-colored bowel movements
  • loss of appetite
  • upset stomach
  • vomiting
  • stomach pain
  • extreme tiredness or weakness
  • confusion
  • decreased urination

How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.


Drug Category/Class

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antimalarials
  • Tetracyclines
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Stomatological Preparations
  • Antiinfectives and Antiseptics for Local Oral Treatment
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment
  • Tetracyclines
Prescribed Doxycycline is indicated for use in respiratory tract infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae,...
Weight :444.4346
Structure Doxycycline
Generic Drug Doxycycline prescribed Doxycycline is indicated for use in respiratory tract infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae,...
Formula

C22H24N2O8

Doxycycline has 168 Brands listed


Adoxy (100 mg)Anadox DT (100 mg)
Andox (100 mg)Apidox (100 mg)
Asbidox (100 mg)Bestodox DT (100 mg)
Bidox DT (100 mg)Bindox (100 mg)
Biodoxi (100 mg)Brospec (100 mg)
Broxylin (100 mg)Cadoxy (100 mg)
Ceedox (100 mg)Ceedox DT (100 mg)
Ceedoxy (100 mg)Chemedox HT (100 mg)
Clin DT (100 mg)Codox (100 mg)
Cordox (100 mg)Dedoxyn (100 mg)
Deline (100 mg)Disdox (100 mg)
Dixon (300 mg)Dobid (100 mg)
DOC DR (100 mg)Dolan (100 mg)
Dollin (100 mg)Dox D (100 mg)
Dox M (100 mg)Doxal (100 mg)
Doxap (100 mg)Doxcyp DT (100 mg)
Doxicip (10 ml)Doxicip (100 mg)
Doxicip Cap (100 mg)Doxicip DT (100 mg)
Doxiclin (100 mg)Doxid (100 mg)
Doxifem (100 mg)Doxiguard (100 mg)
Doxin (100 mg)Doxina (100 mg)
Doxitab (100 mg)Doxodin TR (100 mg)
Doxpic (100 mg)Doxt (100 mg)
Doxt (50 mg)Doxt S (100 mg)
Doxule (100 mg)Doxy (100 mg)
Doxy 1 (100 mg)Doxy 1 (200 mg)
Doxy 1 (50 mg)Doxy 1 Cap (100 mg)
Doxy A (100 mg)Doxyal (100 mg)
Doxyat (100 mg)Doxycap (100 mg)
Doxycil (100 mg)Doxycin (100 mg)
Doxycon (100 mg)Doxycron (100 mg)
Doxycron Tab (100 mg)Doxycyclin (100 mg)
Doxycycline (100 mg)Doxycycline (100 mg) (Hetero)
Doxycycline (100 mg) (LOCOST)Doxycycline (100 mg) (Unicure)
Doxycycline (100 mg) (Wings Pharma)Doxycycline 100 mg Caps (Jan Aushadhi)
Doxycycline HCI (100 mg)Doxycycline Hydrochloride IP (100 mg)
Doxyday (100 mg)Doxykan (100 mg)
Doxyl (100 mg)Doxylab (100 mg)
Doxyleb (100 mg)Doxylin DT (100 mg)
Doxyline (100 mg)Doxym (100 mg)
Doxymed (100 mg)Doxynac (100 mg)
Doxypal DR (100 mg)Doxyrin (100 mg)
Doxyrose (100 mg)Doxysain (100 mg)
Doxysain Tab (100 mg)Doxytab DT (100 mg)
Doxytop (100 mg)Doxywin DT (100 mg)
Doxyzed (100 mg)Duradox (100 mg)
Dutov (100 mg)DX 24 (100 mg)
E Dox (100 mg)E Dox (200 mg)
E Dox DT (100 mg)Effidox (100 mg)
Emdox (100 mg)Emdox DT (100 mg)
Geeox (100 mg)Ginadox (100 mg)
Idoxy (100 mg)Kecidox (100 mg)
Laa (100 mg)Landox (100 mg)
Lenteclin (100 mg)Lupidox (100 mg)
Lydox (100 mg)M Dox (100 mg)
Magline (100 mg)Martidox M (200 mg)
Martidox M DT (100 mg)Mdox DT (100 mg)
Medidox DT (100 mg)Megadox (200 mg) (Hitech Formulation)
Microdox DR (100 mg)Microdox DT (100 mg)
Minicycline (10 ml)Minicycline (100 mg)
Minicycline (30 ml)Modax (100 mg)
Monodox (100 mg)Nab DT (100 mg)
Nee (100 mg)Nee DT (100 mg)
Noin (100 mg)Novadox Tab (100 mg)
Nudoxy (100 mg)Ondox DT (100 mg)
Onedox (100 mg)Osodoxy (100 mg)
Pen DX (100 mg)Piodox DT (100 mg)
Plidox (100 mg)Pydox (100 mg)
Quidox (100 mg)R Dox (100 mg)
R Doxy (100 mg)Rapidoxyn (100 mg)
Redox (100 mg)rivoriv (100 mg)
Sadox (100 mg)Sandox FC (100 mg)
Seadox (100 mg)Shadox (100 mg)
Sitoxi (100 mg)Somadox DT (100 mg)
Spardox (100 mg)Swidox (100 mg)
Sydox (100 mg)T Dox (100 mg)
T Long (100 mg)Teldox DT (100 mg)
Tetradox (100 mg)Tetradox Tab (100 mg)
Tidox (100 mg)TPdox (100 mg)
Tribic (100 mg)Unidox (100 mg)
Updox (100 mg)Vindox C (100 mg)
Vivocycline (100 mg)Wedox (100 mg)
Wescodoxy (100 mg)Zeedoxy (100 mg)
Zindox (100 mg)Zodex (100 mg)

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