Doxycycline!
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, used in
treating certain illnesses including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and
other fevers caused by ticks, fleas, and lice. Doxycycline is also prescribed for
urinary tract infections, and for some gonococcal infections in adults.
Doxycycline is also an approved treatment for inhalational anthrax. Doryx is an enteric coated form of doxycycline
manufactured by Galen Holdings PLC.
The following information is intended to supplement,
not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist
or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to indicate that
use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Please consult your
healthcare professional before using this or any other prescription or
non-prescription medication.
About Doxycycline
Doxycycline Directions
Doxycycline should be taken with a full glass of water or other liquid
to avoid irritating your throat or stomach. Doxycycline can be taken with
or without food. Doxycycline tablets should be swallowed whole rather than being
chewed.
Doxycycline Side Effects
More common side effects of doxycycline may include:
Angioedema (chest pain; swelling of face, around lips, tongue and
throat, arms and legs; difficulty swallowing), bulging foreheads in
infants, diarrhea, difficulty swallowing, discolored teeth in infants
and children (more common during long-term use of tetracycline),
inflammation of the tongue, loss of appetite, nausea, rash, rectal or
genital itching, severe allergic reaction (hives, itching, and swelling),
skin sensitivity to light, vomiting.
Doxycycline Precautions
As with other antibiotics, treatment with doxycycline may
result in a growth of bacteria that do not respond to doxycycline and can
cause a secondary infection. An overgrowth of certain bacteria in the
colon could cause mild to severe--and rarely, life-threatening--diarrhea.
If you develop this symptom, call your doctor immediately. You may become
more sensitive to sunlight while taking doxycycline. Be careful if you
are going out in the sun or using a sunlamp. If you develop a skin rash,
notify your doctor immediately. Birth control pills that contain estrogen
may not be as effective while you are taking tetracycline drugs. Ask your
doctor or pharmacist if you should use another form of birth control
while taking doxycycline.
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