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Doxycycline Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Doxyferm
See also:
Doxycycline Hyclate
What is Doxycycline? Doxycycline is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group and is commonly used to treat a variety of infections. It is used off label as a sclerosing agent for pleural effusion injection; vancomycin-resistant enterococci
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
24 patients in the community are taking or have taken Doxycycline.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 17 | 70% |
| lymes disease | 2 | 8% |
| uti | 1 | 4% |
| Don't know | 1 | 4% |
| Acne | 1 | 4% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | 4% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Doxycycline.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Doxycycline or how long patients were taking Doxycycline before stopping.
Currently taking Doxycycline
Stopped taking Doxycycline
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Can't tell | 67% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 25% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: Stomach Cramps, Sensitivity to sun, indisposition
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)
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- mamamia
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by mamamia
Jun 16, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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- HopeLives
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by HopeLives
Oct 15, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsModerate
- Acne
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