DOXIFIC 100MG INJECTION

Introduction:

Doxific 100mg Injection is an antibiotic containing the active constituent doxycycline. It is used to treat various bacterial infections such as rickettsial infections, chlamydial infections, cholera, brucellosis, anthrax, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, amoebiasis, plague, leprosy, and sexually transmitted diseases. 

Administration of Doxific 100mg Injection may lead to permanent yellow-gray-brown discoloration of the teeth in children up to eight years. The treatment with this medicine should be discontinued if the skin erythema (redness of the skin) occurs. Intracranial hypertension (pressure buildup around the brain indicated by headache, blurred vision, vision loss, and other visual problems) is associated with this medicine.

Diarrhea is a common problem associated with the administration of antibiotics, which usually ends when the treatment is stopped. Inform your physician if you have any watery or bloody stools while taking Doxific 100mg Injection. Usage of this medicine for longer periods may lead to growth of resistant organisms.

Uses of Doxific 100mg Injection:

• Cholera, Pneumonia, Brucellosis, Plague and Rickettsial infections
• Chlamydial infections, Sexually transmitted diseases, and amoebiasis
• Respiratory tract infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Adjuvant in the treatment of malaria

How Doxific 100mg Injection works:

It gets attached to the DNA of the bacteria, inhibits the protein synthesis and makes the bacterial cell unable to grow or replicate.

Interactions with other drugs:

Inform your doctor about any medications you are taking or have taken before the treatment.

More information:

Keep out of sight and reach of children. Store at 25°C protected from light. 

References:

1. KD Tripathi, Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol (Broad-spectrum Antibiotics), 7th edition, 2013, 733-737.
2. Goodman & Gilman’s, The Pharmacological Basics of Therapeutics, Protein synthesis Inhibitors and Miscellaneous Antibacterial agents, 12th edition, 2011, 1521-1527.
3. Pfizer, US Food and Drug Administration, [ Revised on September 2013] [ Accessed on 12th April 2021], https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/050442s016lbl.pdf

How to use Doxific 100mg Injection:

The Doxific 100mg Injection will be intravenously administered by your health care professional. 

Safety advice:

Pregnancy: 

There are no established adverse effects of Doxific 100mg Injection in pregnant women. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking this medicine. It will be given to you only if it is really needed.

Breastfeeding:

Inform the physician before taking this medicine if you are breastfeeding. It will be given to you only if necessary.

Driving:

This medicine may cause dizziness, consult your doctor before driving and handling heavy machinery while taking this medication.

Others:

• Inform your doctor if you have any allergic conditions or diseases.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious:

• Severe allergic reactions
• Extensive rashes in the body parts

Common: 

• Nausea, vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Inflammation of the tongue, difficulty swallowing
• Photosensitivity
• Loss of body weight
• Anemia