'Doxycycline': application, recommendations and properties

During many infectious diseases, treating doctors prescribe a dosage form, such as "Doxycycline." The use of this drug should be carried out in accordance with the recommendations of a specialist and take into account not only the volume, but also the time of reception. Since "Doxycycline" refers to a group of antibiotics, its careless use can not only not facilitate the course of the disease, but also significantly harm human health.

Composition and properties of "Doxycycline"

Recognized in international medical organizations as the name of this drug is "Doxycycline". Earlier - during the existence of the USSR - it could be purchased in pharmacies in the form of Dixycycline hydrochloride.

It is a semi-synthetic bacteriostatic antibiotic of the tetracycline group, which has a rather large spectrum of action on intracellular pathogens. "Doxycycline" acts by suppressing the synthesis of proteins in the microbe cell and breaking the bonds of aminoacyl-RNA with the 30S subunit in the ribosomal membrane.

This drug is highly sensitive to many types of staphylococci, as well as microorganisms such as Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Entamoeba histolytica, Salmonella spp and many others. In addition, if you are prescribed "Doxycycline", its use will reduce the activity of pathogens of many infectious diseases.

Among them you can call plague, siberio-ulcer and tularemia microbes, cholera vibrio, various chlamydia, rickettsia, brucella and legionella. At the same time, it almost does not affect many strains of Proteus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Many preparations of the tetracycline group have similar properties. But still one of the best is "Doxycycline". The use of this drug can lessen the intestinal flora, while it is better absorbed, and its effect is longer.

Indications for use

This antibiotic is available in a variety of forms: in the form of capsules, lyophilizate, solution for intravenous injection, conventional tablets and coated tablets. And the effect of the drug does not depend on the form in which you purchased it, be it a solution or a pill. "Doxycycline" affects different pathogens of infections in different ways, therefore in any case its use must be agreed with the attending physician, and the method and doses are calculated strictly individually.

The drug has found its application in the treatment of infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, ENT organs, genitourinary system, gastrointestinal tract, bile ducts, soft tissues and skin. In addition, it will be useful in infectious diseases of the eyes, typhoid, syphilis, yaws, cholera, malaria, actinomycosis and many others.

Also, "Doxycycline", the use of which is due to a wide range of effects, is useful in complex therapy in the treatment of trachoma, ornithosis, whooping cough, sepsis, peritonitis, psittacosis, osteomyelitis, etc. It is prescribed as a preventive measure against purulent complications during the postoperative period and during short trips in the territories where the malaria strains are resistant to pyrimethamine sulfadoxine and chloroquine.

Most often, the drug is applied at one time, or the daily norm is divided into two - in the morning and in the evening. And to create the necessary workable concentration of this drug, it is necessary to use a double dose in the first time. Do not forget that it has a prolonged, that is, a long period of validity and does not need a multiple reception throughout the day.

As with other antibiotics, you need to listen carefully to the reaction of your body to doxycycline. Side effects of this drug can be expressed in increasing intracranial pressure, resulting in a decrease in appetite, headache, vomiting. In addition, toxic effects are possible in the form of dizziness and a sense of instability.

The digestive system can respond to the use of an antibiotic with nausea, enterocolitis, diarrhea, constipation, glossitis, or dysphagia. Also, allergic reactions are possible in the form of rash, itching, angioedema.

There are other side effects of the drug. They largely depend on the individual intolerance of the tetracycline group or the characteristics of the infectious disease. In this case, it is recommended that you stop taking the drug and consult a doctor.