Country: South Africa
Language: English
Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
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DOXYCYL 100 CAPSULES SCHEDULING STATUS: S4 PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): DOXYCYL 100 CAPSULES COMPOSITION: Each capsule contains: Doxycycline hydrochloride equivalent to doxycycline 100 mg PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: A 20.1.1 Broad and medium spectrum antibiotics. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION: Doxycycline is a bacteriostatic antibiotic and inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit with subsequent misreading of information for protein synthesis. It is bacteriostatic against strains of a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. It is effective in vitro against the following oganisms: (in vitro activity does not necessarily imply in vivo efficacy) Vibrio cholerae, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, Borrelia recurrensis, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, Borrelia burgdorferi, penicillin-sensitive Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Rickettsiae. Doxycycline is also effective against the following organisms in vitro: Clostridium tetani, Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus ducreyi, Campylobacter jejuni, Leptospira, Actinomyces israelli, Bacillus anthracis*, Pasteurella multocida, Streptobacillus moniliformis, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Francisella tularensis, Treponema pertenue and Plasmodium falciparum. * = in vitro sensitivity tests must be performed. Resistant pathogens: Many strains of the following are resistant: Staphylococci, Enterococci, Proteus vulgaris, fungi and yeasts [except Actinomyces], Pseudomonas aeruginosa [all strains], E. coli, Shigella, Streptococcus. INDICATIONS: Infections caused by susceptible strains. • Upper and lower respiratory tract: Sinusitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia (Legionella and Mycoplasma) and psittacosis; • Genito-urinary tract: Non-specific urethritis (only if the strain is sensitive), lympho Read the complete document