Doxycycline
Common Brand Names:
Vibramycin, Monodox, Acticlate, Atridox, Avidoxy, Doxy, Doxycin, Doryx, Oracea, Periostat, Adoxa, Ocudox, and Doryx MPC
Drug Class
Antibiotics- Tetracyclines
Animal-free Options?
Yes. Contact Pill Clarity for more information.
Indication
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, Q fever, rickettsialpox, and tick fevers by Rickettsiae Respiratory tract infections by Mycoplasma pneumoniae Lymphogranuloma venereum, psittacosis, trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis, and urethral infections by Chlamydia trachomatis Nongonococcal urethritis by Ureaplasma urealyticum Relapsing fever by Borrelia recurrentis Chancroid by Haemophilus ducreyi Plague by Yersinia pestis Tularemia by Francisella tularensis Cholera by Vibrio cholerae Campylobacter fetus infections by Campylobacter fetus Brucellosis, Bartonellosis, Granuloma inguinale Doxycycline is indicated for specific gram-negative microorganisms when susceptibility is confirmed, including E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Shigella species, Acinetobacter species, and Haemophilus influenzae Doxycycline is indicated for specific gram-positive microorganisms when susceptibility is confirmed, including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Bacillus anthracis (including inhalational anthrax post-exposure) Doxycycline is an alternative when penicillin is contraindicated for gonorrhea, syphilis, yaws, listeriosis, Vincent’s infection, actinomycosis, and infections by Clostridium species Doxycycline may be adjunctive in acute intestinal amebiasis and severe acne
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