Doxycycline Hydrochloride

Name	Doxycycline Hydrochloride
Classes	Antiinfective Agent Antibiotic Tetracycline
Diseases	Acne Chlamydia Gonorrhea Infectious Disease Periodontitis (Gums Disease) UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

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Doxycycline hydrochloride is a broad spectrum antibiotic of tetracycline group. It kills bacteria by inhibiting their protein synthesis.

Doxycycline hydrochloride is indicated in the following diseases-

Bronchitis, Tonsillitis, Influenza, Sinusitis, Tracheitis.
Chlamydia infections.
Malaria.
Cholera, Traveler's diarrhea, Shigella dysentery.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Impetigo, furunculosis, inclusion conjunctivitis, brucellosis, tularemia, cellulitis, acne and Q-fever.

Bronchitis	Tonsillitis	Sinusitis
Syphilis	STD (sexually transmitted disease)	Malaria
Impetigo

The usual dose is 200 mg on first day, then 100 mg daily for 7-10 days.

Doxycycline hydrochloride has the following side effects-

Patient should be careful so that he/she does not take expired medicine. Expired doxycycline is highly hepatotoxic and can even be fatal.

Patients who are hypersensitive to doxycycline hydrochloride or any drug of tetracycline class should not take doxycycline.
Children under 12 years should not be prescribed doxycycline.