Generic Doxycycline 100 mg (Vibramycin) is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic used against a wide variety of bacterial infections, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other fevers caused by ticks, fleas, and lice; urinary tract infections; trachoma (chronic infections of the eye); and some gonococcal infections in adults. It is an approved treatment for inhalational anthrax.

Generic Doxycycline 100 mg is also used with other medications to treat

Generic Doxycycline 100 mg (Vibramycin) eliminates bacteria that cause infections, including pneumonia, lyme disease, acne, and venereal (sexually transmitted) disease.

Generic Doxycycline 100 mg works by stopping the production of protein that the bacteria needs to survive. Without being able to produce the protein, the bacteria cannot perform essential functions such as growth and repair. This causes them to eventually stop growing and die.

In treating acne, Generic Doxycycline 100 mg

Take Generic Doxycycline 100 mg with a full glass of water or other liquid to avoid irritating your throat or stomach. Generic Doxycycline 100 mg can be taken with or without food. However, if the medicine does upset your stomach, you may wish to take it with a glass of milk or after you have eaten. Generic Doxycycline 100 mg tablets should be swallowed whole.

Take Generic Doxycycline 100 mg exactly as prescribed by your doctor, even if your symptoms have disappeared.

If Generic Doxycycline 100 mg is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Generic Doxycycline 100 mg with the following:

Antacids containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium, and iron-containing preparations such as Maalox, Mylanta, and others Barbiturates such as phenobarbital Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol), Blood-thinning medications such as Coumadin , Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Oral contraceptives, Penicillin

Special information, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, Generic Doxycycline 100 mg should not be used during pregnancy. Tetracycline can damage developing teeth during the last half of pregnancy. If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, inform your doctor immediately.

Tetracyclines such as Generic Doxycycline 100 mg appear in breast milk and can affect a nursing infant. If Generic Doxycycline 100 mg is essential to your health, your doctor may advise you to discontinue breastfeeding

Generic Doxycycline 100 mg side effects of 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 Generic Doxycycline 100 mg.

More common side effects of Generic Doxycycline 100 mg: May include angioedema (chest pain; swelling of face, around lips, tongue and throat, arms and legs; difficulty swallowing), bulging foreheads in infants, diarrhea, difficulty swallowing, discolored teeth in infants