Doxycycline Hyclate

How should you use this medication?
Take this medication by mouth with water. Take it as directed on the prescription label at the same time every day. It is best to take this medication without food, but if it upsets your stomach take it with food. Take all of this medication unless your care team tells you to stop it early. Keep taking it even if you think you are better. Take antacids and products with aluminum, calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in them at a different time of day than this medication. Talk to your care team if you have questions. Talk to your care team regarding the use of this medication in children. While this medication may be prescribed for selected conditions, precautions do apply.

What are the possible side effects of this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your care team as soon as possible:

Allergic reactions-skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
Change in tooth color
Increased pressure around the brain-severe headache, change in vision, blurry vision, nausea, vomiting
Joint pain
Pain or trouble swallowing
Redness, blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth
Severe diarrhea, fever
Unusual vaginal discharge, itching, or odor Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report these to your care team if they continue or are bothersome):
Diarrhea
Headache
Heartburn
Nausea

What may interact with this medicine?
Our pharmacists will check to see if this medication will cause any interactions with the information in your profile.
Antacids, vitamins, or other products that contain aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium, or zinc
Barbiturates
Birth control pills
Bismuth subsalicylate
Carbamazepine
Methoxyflurane
Oral retinoids such as acitretin, isotretinoin
Other antibiotics
Phenytoin
Warfarin