Vibramycin

Generic name:doxycycline
Dosage form: tablet, capsule, syrup, powder for oral suspension
Drug classes:Miscellaneous antimalarials, Tetracyclines

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 1, 2021.

To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Vibramycin® and other antibacterial drugs, Vibramycin should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.

Vibramycin Description

Vibramycin is an antibacterial drug synthetically derived from oxytetracycline, and is available as Vibramycin Monohydrate (doxycycline monohydrate); Vibramycin Hyclate and Vibra-Tabs (doxycycline hydrochloride hemiethanolate hemihydrate); and Vibramycin Calcium (doxycycline calcium) for oral administration.

The structural formula of doxycycline monohydrate is

with a molecular formula of C22H24N2O8∙H2O ...