Crossword clues for doxycycline
Wiktionary
n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C22H24N2O8, derived from tetracycline.
WordNet
n. an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline" [syn: Vibramycin]
Wikipedia
Doxycycline is an antibiotic that is used in the treatment of a number of types of infections caused by bacteria and protozoa. It is useful for bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, early Lyme disease, cholera and syphilis. It is also useful for the treatment of malaria when used with quinine and for the prevention of malaria. Doxycycline can be used either by mouth or intravenously.
Common side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, a red rash, and an increased risk of a sunburn. If used during pregnancy or in young children may result in permanent problems with the teeth including changes in their color. Its use during breastfeeding is probably safe. Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class. Like other agents of this class it kills bacteria and protozoa by inhibiting protein production.
Doxycycline came into use in 1967. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. Doxycycline is available as a generic medicine and is generally inexpensive. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between 0.01 and 0.04 USD per pill. In the United States 10 days of treatment is about 14 USD, however some in 2014 were selling it for more than 3.00 to 10.00 USD per pill.
Usage examples of "doxycycline".
But doxycycline is equally effective, if the strain of anthrax bacteria involved is not resistant to it.
Although recommendations may be modified over the coming months, currently, when no information is available about whether the implicated strain of anthrax bacteria is especially susceptible to any particular antibiotic, ciprofloxacin or doxycycline is recommended for adults and children, although the course for children varies slightly.
However, it is not considered as effective as Cipro or doxycycline for treatment of the disease.
G procaine, and doxycycline are approved for preventive treatment following inhalational exposure to anthrax spores.
For children, the CDC says Cipro and doxycycline can be used for the first two to three weeks of treatment to prevent inhalational anthrax, and for the first one to seven days of treatment for cutaneous anthrax.
The American Academy of Pediatrics generally recommends that doxycycline not be used in children under nine years old because the drug may retard skeletal growth in infants and cause discolored teeth in infants and children.
If doxycycline is used, it is continued for fourteen days to reduce the chance of relapse.
If a large-scale attack resulted in mass casualties, the first choices would be doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, taken orally, for both adults and children.
A combination of the antibiotics doxycycline and rifampin is usually prescribed for six weeks to prevent recurring illness.
In fact, as the number of people initially taking ciprofloxacin during the recent postal-related outbreak neared thirty thousand, the CDC switched its preferred recommendation to doxycycline.
Although recommendations may be modified over the coming months, currently, when no information is available about whether the implicated strain of anthrax bacteria is especially susceptible to any particular antibiotic, ciprofloxacin or doxycycline is recommended for adults and children, although the course for children varies slightly.
If a large-scale attack resulted in mass casualties, the first choices would be doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, taken orally, for both adults and children.
For children, the CDC says Cipro and doxycycline can be used for the first two to three weeks of treatment to prevent inhalational anthrax, and for the first one to seven days of treatment for cutaneous anthrax.