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Drug Study Doxycycline
Drug Study Doxycycline
Drug Study Doxycycline
Generic Name: Drug Class: Contraindicated in patients Occasional: CNS: intracranial HTN, Tell patient to take
Doxycycline Anti- infective tetracycline hypersensitive to drug or headache. entire amount of
other tetracyclines. drug exactly as
Hypersensitivity to CV: pericarditis, prescribed, even if
Brand Name: Pharmacotherapeutic: any of the thrombophlebitis. feeling better.
tetracyclines. Rare: Advise patient to
Pregnancy and - Difficult breathing GI: diarrhea, epigastric take oral form of
lactation - Swollen lips, distress, nausea, anorexia, drug with food or
Usual Dosage/frequency: Drug Action: Severe hepatic tongue and face glossitis, dysphagia, milk if stomach
100mg Exerts bacteriostatic effect dysfunction vomiting, oral candidiasis, upset occurs.
by binding to the 30S and enterocolitis, anogenital Advise patient to
Usual Order: possibly 50S ribosomal inflammation. increase fluid
PO subunits of microorganisms intake and not to
and inhibiting protein Skin: maculopapular and take oral tablets or
Drug Order: synthesis. erythematous rashes, capsules within 1
Give 1 tablet twice a day photosensitivity reactions, hour of bedtime
increased pigmentation, because of possible
urticaria esophageal
irritation or
ulceration.