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Doryx |
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- Description - |
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic used against a widevariety of bacterial infections, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever andother fevers caused by ticks, fleas, and lice; urinary tract infections;trachoma (chronic infections of the eye); and some gonococcal infections inadults.It is an approved treatment for inhalational anthrax.It is also used with other medications to treat severe acne andamoebic dysentery (diarrhea caused by severe parasitic infection of theintestines).
Doxycycline may also be taken for the prevention of malaria on foreigntrips of less than 4 months' duration.
Occasionally doctors prescribe doxycycline to treat early Lyme diseaseand to prevent "traveler's diarrhea." These are not yet officially approveduses for this drug. |
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Aggravation of lupus erythematosus (disease of the connective tissue),skin inflammation and peeling,throat inflammation and ulcerations |
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Antacids containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium, and iron-containingpreparations such as Maalox, Mylanta, and others
Barbiturates such as phenobarbital
Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)
Blood-thinning medications such as Coumadin
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Oral contraceptives
Penicillin (V-Cillin K, Pen-vee K, others)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Sodium bicarbonate
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Warner Chilcott Laboratories |
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100 Enterprise Drive, #280 |
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Rockaway, NJ 07866 |
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