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Doxycycline

Brand names: Vibramycin

Drug class: Tetracycline-class Drug

Prescription only

Available as: oral, injection

What is doxycycline used for?

Doxycycline hyclate tablets and doxycycline hyclate capsules are tetracycline class drugs indicated for: Rickettsial infections ( 1.1 ) Sexually transmitted infections ( 1.2 ) Respiratory tract infections ( 1.3 ) Specific bacterial infections ( 1.4 ) Ophthalmic infections ( 1.5 ) Anthrax, including inhalational anthrax (post-exposure) ( 1.6 ) Alternative treatment for selected infections when penicillin is contraindicated ( 1.7 ) Adjunctive therapy for acute intestinal amebiasis and severe acne ( 1.8 ) Prophylaxis of malaria ( 1.9 ) To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and main…

Doxycycline price

Generic: From $0.098 each, about $2.95 for 30 (20 mg tablet); other forms from $0.23 per mL (25 mg/5 mL suspension).

Brand: No brand price listed.

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