Ask your doctor if you have any questions. Swallow the capsule whole. Do not break, crush, chew, or open it. Shake the oral liquid well just before each use. Measure the dose with a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup. If you are using this medicine to prevent malaria while traveling, start taking the medicine 1 or 2 days before you travel.
Take the medicine every day during your trip and continue taking it for 4 weeks after you return. However, do not use the medicine for longer than 4 months. Use only the brand of this medicine that your doctor prescribed. Different brands may not work the same way.
To help clear up your infection completely, keep taking this medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better after a few days. If you stop taking this medicine too soon, your symptoms may return. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label.
The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. For women of childbearing age who are overweight: You have a higher risk of high blood pressure inside of your skull from this drug.
Ask your doctor if this drug is right for you. For people with a history of intracranial hypertension: You have a higher risk of high blood pressure inside of your skull from this drug.
For pregnant women: There are no adequate studies on the use of doxycycline in pregnant women. Ask your doctor to tell you about the specific risk to the pregnancy.
Call your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking this drug. For women who are breastfeeding: Doxycycline passes into breast milk and may cause side effects in a child who is breastfed.
Talk to your doctor if you breastfeed your child. You may need to decide whether to stop breastfeeding or stop taking this medication. For seniors: The kidneys of older adults may not work as well as they used to.
This can cause your body to process drugs more slowly. As a result, more of a drug stays in your body for a longer time. This raises your risk of side effects. For children: This drug may cause tooth discoloration at the time teeth are developing. This drug should not be used in children who are 8 years of age or younger unless the potential benefit outweighs the risk. In these children, its use is recommended for the treatment of severe or life-threatening conditions such as anthrax or Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and when no other treatments are available or have been shown to work.
This dosage information is for doxycycline oral tablet. All possible dosages and drug forms may not be included here. Your dosage, drug form, and how often you take the drug will depend on:. The dosage information below is for the conditions that this drug is most often prescribed to treat. This list may not contain all conditions that your doctor can prescribe this drug for. If you have questions about your prescription, talk with your doctor. It has not been confirmed that this drug is safe and effective for use in people who are younger than 8 years.
Your doctor may start you on a lowered dosage or a different schedule. This can help keep levels of this drug from building up too much in your body. It has not been confirmed that this drug is safe and effective for use in children younger than 8 years.
Doxycycline oral tablet is used for short-term treatment. This may be fatal. You may feel better before you finish your course of treatment, but you should keep taking your medication as directed. Skipping doses or failing to complete the full course of treatment may reduce how well your treatment works. It may also cause antibiotic resistance. If you take too much: You could have dangerous levels of the drug in your body and experience more side effects.
If your symptoms are severe, call or go to the nearest emergency room right away. What to do if you miss a dose: Take your dose as soon as you remember. If you remember just a few hours before your next scheduled dose, take only one dose. Never try to catch up by taking two doses at once. Doing so could result in dangerous side effects. How to tell if the drug is working: Your symptoms may start to improve and you may feel better. This drug can make your skin more sensitive to the sun and increase your risk of sunburn.
Avoid the sun if you can. Do this even if you feel better. It will help stop the infection coming back. If you have rosacea, doxycycline works slowly to treat it. Your doctor will usually review you after 4 to 6 weeks to check how well the medicine is working. If you are taking doxycycline for any other infection, tell your doctor if you don't start feeling better after 3 days. Also tell them if, at any time, you start to feel worse.
If you are taking doxycycline to prevent malaria, you will not feel any different. You should take doxycycline as prescribed, and continue taking it for 4 weeks after leaving the area where there is malaria.
Some people get a fungal infection called thrush after taking a course of antibiotics like doxycycline. Antibiotics kill the normal harmless bacteria that help to protect you against thrush. Doxycycline does not affect any type of contraception, including the contraception pill and emergency contraception. However, if doxycycline makes you vomit or have severe diarrhoea for more than 24 hours, your combined pill may not protect you from pregnancy.
Look on the pill packet to find out what to do. Read more about what to do if you're on the pill and you're being sick or have diarrhoea. There's no clear evidence to suggest that taking doxycycline will reduce fertility in either men or women. However, speak to a pharmacist or your doctor before taking it if you're trying to get pregnant.
Doxycycline can build up in growing bones and teeth by binding to calcium. This can stain teeth. It only happens in growing bones and teeth. This is why doxycycline is not given to children under 12 years old or to pregnant or breastfeeding women. Avoid drinking alcohol with doxycycline. Alcohol can stop it working properly. Speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions about this. Do not take your medicine together with dairy products. This is because dairy foods like milk, cheese and yoghurt can stop your body from absorbing doxycycline.
You can have dairy products a few hours before or after your dose. Yes, you can take doxycycline if you are allergic to penicillin. They are 2 different types of antibiotic. Doxycycline has been used successfully in hot countries for many years. The best way to protect yourself against a reaction to sunlight is to be careful with sun exposure. Page last reviewed: 23 November Next review due: 23 November Doxycycline On this page About doxycycline Key facts Who can and can't take doxycycline How and when to take it Side effects How to cope with side effects Pregnancy and breastfeeding Cautions with other medicines Common questions.
About doxycycline Doxycycline is an antibiotic. Doxycycline is available on prescription. It comes as capsules. Help us improve our website Can you answer a quick question about your visit today?
For most infections, you'll start to feel better in a few days but it is important to finish the course of medicine. The most common side effects of doxycycline are headaches, feeling or being sick.
It can also make your skin sensitive to the sun. Doxycycline can affect growing teeth so it's not prescribed for children under 12 years old or given to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Do not drink alcohol while taking doxycycline.
There are also some common medicines you should not mix with it. Doxycycline can also be called by the brand name Vibramycin-D. To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have : ever had an allergic reaction to doxycycline or any other medicine in the past kidney problems liver problems an inflamed food pipe oesophagitis lupus , an autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis , an illness that causes severe muscle wasting.
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