Riik: Austraalia
keel: inglise
Allikas: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
doxycycline monohydrate
Apotex Pty Ltd
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APO-DOXYCYCLINE TABLETS _Doxycycline monohydrate_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _FOR A COPY OF A LARGE PRINT LEAFLET, PH: 1800 195 055_ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about doxycycline. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have benefits and risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may want to read it again. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR Doxycycline is used to: • treat certain types of infections • control acne • prevent some forms of malaria. Doxycycline belongs to a group of medicines called tetracycline antibiotics. _HOW IT WORKS_ Doxycycline works by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria which cause infections or make acne worse. It also works against parasites that cause malaria. It will not work against infections caused by viruses such as colds or the flu. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. This medicine is not addictive. This medicine should not be given to children 8 years of age or under for infections, or to children 10 years of age or under for preventing malaria. Doxycycline, like other tetracyclines, may cause enamel loss and staining in developing teeth or increase the pressure on your child's brain. BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_ DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: • doxycycline • other tetracyclines • any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet. Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include: • shortness of breath • wheezing or difficulty breathing • swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throa Lugege kogu dokumenti
1 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION APO-DOXYCYCLINE (DOXYCYCLINE MONOHYDRATE) TABLETS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Doxycycline monohydrate 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 50 mg or 100 mg of doxycycline (as monohydrate), as the active ingredient. For the full list of excipients see section 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM 50 MG TABLETS Dull yellow, round, biconvex tablets. 100 MG TABLETS Dull yellow, round, biplane tablets with a single sided score notch. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Infections caused by the following microorganisms: • _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_: primary atypical pneumonia • _Rickettsiae_: Queensland tick typhus, epidemic typhus fever, Q fever, murine endemic typhus fever, Australo-Pacific endemic scrub typhus); • _Chlamydia psittaci_ (psittacosis); • _Chlamydia trachomatis _(lymphogranuloma venereum, trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis)._ _ (Doxycycline is indicated in the treatment of trachoma, although the infectious agent is not always eliminated, as judged by immunofluorescence. Inclusion conjunctivitis may be treated with oral doxycycline, or in combination with topical agents.) • _Calymmatobacterium _(Donovania)_ granulomatis_ (granuloma inguinale). And the following Gram-negative micro-organisms: • _Vibrio species_ (cholera); • _Brucella _species_ _(brucellosis (in conjunction with streptomycin)); • _Yersinia pestis_ (plague); • _Francisella tularensis_ (tularemia); • _Bartonella bacilliformis_ (bartonellosis); • _Bacteroides _species_ _ When penicillin is contraindicated, doxycycline is an alternative drug in the treatment of infections 2 due to: • _Treponema pallidum_ (syphilis); • _Treponema pertenue_ (yaws); • _Neisseria gonorrhoea_ (see section 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION) Note: Doxycycline is not the drug of choice in the treatment of any type of staphylococcal infection or infections caused by _Streptococcus _ _pneumoniae_, _Haemophilus _ _influenzae_, _Streptococcus _ _pyogenes_, _Streptococ Lugege kogu dokumenti