Product Summary
What side effects may occur?
Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Doxycycline.
- Side effects may include:
Darkening of your skin, scars, teeth, or gums, diarrhea, dizziness/double vision, severe headaches, sinus infection, sore nose and throat
Why should Doxycycline not be prescribed?
Do not take Oracea if you are allergic to any medicine known as a tetracycline, including doxycycline and minocycline. Oracea should not be given to infants and children 8 years or younger. It may cause stained teeth in infants and children. The yellow-, gray-, brown-colored staining will not go away.
Product Details
Doxycycline is equally as effective as azithromycin, but whereas azithromycin is a single dose treatment, doxycycline treatment needs to be taken twice daily for 7 days.
- Avoid sexual contact whilst taking doxycycline and for 7 days afterwards, until no longer infectious.
- People with a positive chlamydia test and their sexual partners should be treated, at the same time if possible.
- Tests take 6 weeks to go negative after chlamydia has been successfully treated.
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