Country: South Africa
Language: English
Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
Hexal
DOXYHEXAL 100 (tablets) DXAP1 SCHEDULING STATUS: S4 PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): DOXYHEXAL 100 (tablets) COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 104,1 mg Doxycycline as the monohydrate, equivalent to 100,0 mg Doxycycline . PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION A 20.1.1 Broad spectrum antibiotics PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION Doxycycline is a tetracycline type antibiotic. Tetracyclines are bacteriostatic antibiotics which bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit thereby causing misreading of the information for protein synthesis. Doxycycline is effective in vitro against the following organisms (in vitro activity does not necessarily imply in vivo efficacy). Vibrio cholerae, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, Borrelia recurrentis, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, Borrelia burgdorferi, penicillin sensitive Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Rickettsiae Doxycycline is also effective against the following organisms in vitro: Haemophilus ducreyi, Actinomyces israelii, Francisella tubarensis, Treponema pertenue. Resistant pathogens Many of the following strains are resistant - Staphylococci - Enterococci - Proteus vulgaris - Fungi and yeasts (except Actinomyces) - Pseudomonas aeroginosa (all strains) - E. coli - Shigella - Streptococcus Doxycycline is highly lipid soluble and has a low affinity for calcium binding. It is virtually completely absorbed following oral administration. INDICATIONS Doxycycline is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible organisms. Upper and lower respiratory tract infections: Sinusitis, pharyngitis, Mycoplasma pneumonia, psittacosis, and chronic bronchitis. Genito-urinary tract infections: Non specific urethritis (only if the strain is sensitive), lymphogranuloma venereum, chancroid, and granuloma inguinale, gonococcal salpingitis, epididymitis, acute Read the complete document