RiteMED Doxycycline Tablet
RiteMED Doxycycline Tablet
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DESCRIPTION
Doxycycline covers a broad-spectrum range of antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is a more effective antimicrobial agent of the Tetracycline antibiotic group which inhibits bacterial protein synthesis, binding principally to the 30S sub-units of the bacterial ribosomes.
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INDICATION
Doxycycline is clinically effective in the treatment of a variety of infections such as:
Rickettsial infections including ehrlichiosis, typhus, spotted fever, trench fever and Q fever
Chlamydial infections including psittacosis, lymphogranuloma venereum, trachoma, non-gonococcal urethritis
Mycoplasmal infections, especially pneumonia
Legionnaires' disease
Gonorrhea and syphilis
Surgical infections prophylaxis
Prophylaxis of leptospirosis.DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Usual Adult Dose:
200 mg (2 capsules) on the first day (as a single dose) or 100 mg (1 capsule) repeated after 12 hours, followed by 100 mg (1 capsule) daily.
Children above 8 years old weighing 45 kg or less:
The usual dose is 4 mg/kg body weight in 2 divided doses initially (on the first day) followed by 2 mg/kg body weight daily. In severe infections, the initial dosage is maintained throughout the course of treatment.
Patients with sensitive gonococcal infections:
300 mg (3 capsules) as a single dose or followed by a second similar dose one hour later.
Patients with Syphilis:
200 mg (2 capsules) or 300 mg (3 capsules) daily for at least 14 or 10 days respectively.
Treatment of acne:
50 mg daily.
For relapsing fever and louse-borne typhus:
100 mg (1 capsule) or 200 mg (2 capsules) as a single dose.
For prophylaxis of scrub typhus:
200 mg (2 capsules) as a single dose.
For prophylaxis of leptospirosis:
200 mg once every 7 days. Prophylaxis should be initiated 1 to 2 days before exposure and continued throughout the period of exposure.
Or as prescribed by a physician.