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start taking this medicine.

• Keepthisleaflet.Youmayneedtoreadit

again.

• Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,ask

yourdoctororpharmacist.

• Thismedicinehasbeenprescribedfor

you.Donotpassitontoothers.Itmay

harmthem,eveniftheirsymptomsare

thesameasyours.

Index

What Doxycycline capsules are

and what they are used for

2 Before you take

3 How to take

4 Possible side effects

5 How to store

6 Further information

What Doxycycline capsules are and what

they are used for

Doxycyclinebelongstoagroupofmedicinescalled

tetracyclineantibiotics.Itisalsoknownasabroad-

spectrumantibioticandmaybeused to treatawide

rangeofinfectionscausedbybacteria,theseinclude:

• respiratorytractinfections

• urinarytractinfections

• sexuallytransmitteddiseases

• skininfectionssuchasacne

• infectionsoftheeye

• rickettsialinfectionssuchasQfeverortickfever

• otherinfectionssuchasmalaria,cholera,brucellosis,

leptospirosis,psittacosisandfeverscausedbyliceor

ticks.

orprevent:

• travellersdiarrhoea,scrubtyphusandleptospirosis.

Before you take

Do not take Doxycyclinecapsulesandtell yourdoctor

ifyou:

• areallergic(hypersensitive)todoxycycline,othersimilar

antibiotics(suchasminocyclineortetracycline)oranyof

theotheringredientsinthecapsule(seesection6)

• aregivingittoachild under 12yearsold.

Take special care withDoxycyclinecapsulesand tellyour

doctorifyou:

• haveliverdiseaseoraretakingmedicineswhichaffect

yourliver

• haveporphyria (ageneticdisorderoftheblood)

• sufferfrommyasthenia gravis,acondition

characterisedbymuscleweakness,difficultychewing

andswallowingandslurredspeech

• aresensitivetosunlight

• havesystemiclupuserythematosus (SLE)acondition

characterisedbyarash(especiallyontheface),hairloss,

fever,malaiseandjointpain.

Taking other medicines

Pleasetell your doctor or pharmacistifyouaretaking

orhaverecentlytakenanyothermedicines,including

medicinesobtainedwithoutaprescription.Especially:

• warfarin orotheranticoagulants(tostoptheblood

clotting)

• penicillinorrifampicin(totreatinfections)

• medicinessuchasantacidscontainingaluminium,

calcium ormagnesium orothermedicinescontaining

iron, bismuth or zincsalts.Donottakeatthesametime

asDoxycyclinecapsules,asabsorptionofdoxycycline

maybereduced.

• phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoinor

primidone(totreatepilepsy)

• oral contraceptives (thepill)

• methoxyflurane(ananaesthetic),ifyouneedan

operation,tellyourdoctorordentistyouaretaking

Doxycyclinecapsules

• ciclosporin(usedfollowingorgantransplants).



Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Ifyouarepregnant,planningtobecomepregnantorare

breastfeedingaskyourdoctororpharmacistforadvice

beforetakinganymedicineasdoxycyclinecouldharm

thebaby.

How to take

AlwaystakeDoxycyclinecapsulesexactlyasyourdoctor

hastoldyou.Ifyouarenotsure,checkwithyourdoctoror

pharmacist.

Youshouldnotdrink alcoholwhilsttakingDoxycycline

capsules,speaktoyourdoctorifyouhaveanyquestions.

Swallowthecapsuleswholewith a full glass of water,

ifthecapsulesirritate your stomach take them with

food or milk.Youshouldtakethecapsuleseithersitting

down or standing upandwellbeforeyougotobedfor

thenighttostopirritationandulcerationofyourgullet.It

isimportantnot to lie down for at least thirty minutes

aftertakingDoxycyclinecapsules.

Theusualdosesareforatleast10daysunlessotherwise

directedbyyourdoctor:

Adults, Elderly and Children 12 years or over:

• General infections:200mgonthefirstdayasasingle

ortwo100mgdoses,followedby100mgaday.For

severeinfectionsyourdoctormayincreasethedoseto

200mgaday.

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