Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg information and price in Bangladesh

Information: Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg

Therapeutic action – Cycline antibacterial Indications – Cholera, louse-borne and tick-borne relapsing fevers, epidemic typhus and other rickettsioses, bubonic plague, brucellosis (in combination with streptomycin), lymphogranuloma venereum – Lymphatic filariasis, alternative to ivermectin in onchocerciasis – Plasmodium falciparum malaria prophylaxis – Alternative to first-line treatments of leptospirosis, treponematosis, atypical pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae), cervicitis and urethritis due to Chlamydia trachomatis (in combination with a treatment for gonorrhoea), donovanosis, syphilis, cutaneous anthrax (no severe form), animal bites (if antibiotic therapy is indicated) Presentation – 100 mg tablet Dosage – Louse-borne relapsing fever, epidemic typhus, cholera Child under 8 years: 4 mg/kg as a single dose Child over 8 years: 100 mg as a single dose Adult: 200 mg (300 mg in cholera) as a single dose – Malaria prophylaxis Child over 8 years (under 40 kg): 50 mg once daily Child over 8 years (over 40 kg) and adult: 100 mg once daily – Other indications Child over 8 years: 100 mg (up to 200 mg in severe infections) once daily or in 2 divided doses Adult: 200 mg once daily or in 2 divided doses Duration – Tick-borne relapsing fever, animal bites, leptospirosis, rickettsiosis, cervicitis and urethritis due to C. trachomatis: 7 days; cutaneous anthrax: 7-10 days; bubonic plague: 10 days; atypical pneumonia: 10-14 days; syphilis, Bejel, Pinta, lymphogranuloma: 14 days; filariasis: minimum 4 weeks; brucellosis: 6 weeks; donovanosis: until complete healing of lesions; malaria prophylaxis: start 24 hours before departure and continue 4 weeks after the return. Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions – Do not administer to patients with allergy to cyclines and to children under 8 years (may damage teeth) except for single dose treatment. – Administer with caution to patients with hepatic or renal impairment. – May cause: gastrointestinal disturbances, allergic reactions, photosensitivity (protect exposed skin from sun exposure), oesophageal ulcerations (take tablets during meals with a glass of water in a upright position and more than 1 hour before going to bed). – Do not give simultaneously with ferrous salts, zinc, calcium, antiacids (aluminium or magnesium hydroxide, etc.): administer 2 hours apart. – Monitor combination with hepatic enzyme inducers: rifampicin, rifabutin, nevirapine, ritonavir, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, griseofulvin, etc. (reduction of the doxycycline efficacy). – Pregnancy: contra-indicated during the 2nd and 3rd trimester (except for single dose treatment) – Breast-feeding: avoid (risk of infant teeth discoloration) Remarks – Also comes in 50 mg tablets, and 25 mg/5 ml and 50 mg/5 ml oral solutions. – Storage: below 25°C – – https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682063.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxycycline

Caution: Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg

Before taking Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg, inform your doctor if you or your child have liver or kidney problems or any allergies. It should be used with caution in patients with liver problems due to alcohol to prevent the risk of liver damage.

Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg should be used with caution in pregnant women only if clearly advised by the doctor and can be used in breastfeeding women.

Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg is not recommended for use in children less than 10 years of age and should be used with caution in elderly patients.

Consult your doctor if you experience any side effects or unusual effects during treatment with Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg.

Safety: Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Cap. Doxicap 100 100 mg