Description
Doxycyclin Injection: Doxycycline is used to treat bacterial infections. Doxycycline treats urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, respiratory infections, eye infections, sexually transmitted infections (like gonorrhoea and syphilis), gum infections, diseases (like periodontitis), and others. Besides this, Doxycycline also treats acne-like lesions caused by rosacea. However, it does not treat facial redness caused by rosacea.
Doxycycline, being an antibiotic, inhibits the growth of bacterial cells (the bad ones!) by inhibiting the construction of the outer protein covering of bacteria (cell wall) that is responsible for bacterial growth and development. It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, i.e., it is effective against a number of bacteria. It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, i.e., it inhibits bacterial growth but doesn’t kill them.
Medical Benefits:
- Doxycycline belongs to the tetracycline class of antibiotics that is active against a broad spectrum of bacteria, including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, anaerobes, and certain parasites.
- It is used for the treatment of infections of the respiratory tract due to a variety of bacteria, genitourinary region (syphilis, gonorrhoea), anthrax infection, sinuses, eyes, and skin.
- It is also used in tick-borne illnesses (typhus fever) caused by the Rickettsia group of bacteria, such as typhus fever.
Uses:
- Bacterial Infections: Doxycycline is also prescribed for the treatment of numerous bacterial infections, such as respiratory infections, skin infections, and urinary infections.
- Acne Treatment: Doxycycline can treat moderate to severe acne by inhibiting inflammation and bacterial multiplication on the skin.
- Malaria Prevention: Doxycycline is used as a preventive agent for malaria in travelers going to areas where malaria is endemic.
- Periodontal Disease: Doxycycline may be utilized in order to treat periodontal disease by eliminating gum infections and enhancing oral health.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Doxycycline is also utilized for the treatment of some sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia and syphilis.
Instructions for Use:
- Do not give it yourself.
- Pinch the skin between the index finger and the thumb firmly, and do it rapidly.
- Push the needle directly into the muscle.
- Suction the back of the plunger; if blood is sucked into the syringe, remove the needle from the skin.
- Exchange the needle with another of equal bore.
- You can give the already present drug in the syringe.
- Give the drug slowly.
Dosage:
Give this injection in the correct dose as prescribed by your doctor. Don’t give the larger mg of this drug.
Storage:
- Keep this drug away from a cold and dry area.
- Don’t keep this infusion in sunlight.
- Keep this infusion out of the reach of children and pets.
Side Effects:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
Precautions:
- Your physician has prescribed Doxycycline to heal your infection and relieve symptoms.
- Take it with food and an abundance of water to prevent stomach upset.
- Don’t miss any doses and complete the complete course of treatment even if you recover. Stopping early could bring back the infection, and more difficult to treat.
- Avoid too much exposure to the sun and wear sunscreen and protective clothing when out.
- Diarrhoea is likely to be a side effect but will cease when your treatment is finished. Tell your doctor if it doesn’t stop or if you notice blood in your stools.
