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Descriptions

Doxycycline is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group and is commonly used to treat a variety of infections. Brand names include Monodox®, Periostat®, Vibramycin®, Vibra-Tabs®, Doryx®, Vibrox®, Adoxa®, Doxyhexal® and Atridox® (topical doxycycline hyclate for gum disease. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Doxycycline (Wikipedia)

A synthetic TETRACYCLINE derivative with similar antimicrobial activity. Animal studies suggest that it may cause less tooth staining than other tetracyclines. It is used in some areas for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Doxycycline
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Doxycycline

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 强力霉素
Synonyms: 细力霉素;脱氧土霉素
fr-CA French (Canada) Doxycycline
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Doksütsükliin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Doxiciclina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Doxiciclina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Doksisiklin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Доксициклин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) doxycycline
fr-BE French (Belgium) Doxycycline