Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug classes:Miscellaneous antimalarials, Tetracyclines
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Doxycycline Tablets and other antibacterial drugs, Doxycycline Tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Doxycycline Tablets Description
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibacterial synthetically derived from oxytetracycline. Doxycycline Tablets USP, 150 mg, 100 mg, 75 mg and 50 mg, contain doxycycline monohydrate equivalent to 150 mg, 100 mg, 75 mg, and 50 mg of doxycycline for oral administration. Inactive ingredients include microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous lactose, corn starch, magnesium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, and FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake. The chemical designation of the light-yellow crystalline powder is 4-(Dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,10,1...
