Doxycycline

Doxycycline – a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic which has a broad spectrum of action. It is able to penetrate into cells and tissues to influence the micro-organisms which are intracellular (e.g., chlamydia).

Doxycycline is used for the following diseases:

* respiratory tract infection (an inflammation of the pharynx, bronchi, and lungs) and in otolaryngology (ear infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis);

* genitourinary infections caused by chlamydia and ureoplazma;

* chlamydia conjunctivitis;

* venereal diseases – gonorrhea, syphilis and chancroid;

* especially dangerous infections – plague, cholera, tularemia;

* trachoma;

* brucellosis.

To know more, consult with your health care provider.