Doxycycline - Mechanism, precautions, side effects & uses

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:40:35 +0000

Doxycycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic belongs to the class of tetracyclines. This drug is one of the lipophilic drug within this category and shows better permeation into the tissues. It can be used to treat pulmonary pneumonia caused by mycoplasma species.
Gastrointestinal side effects are one of the important side effects that should be carefully monitored with use of this drug. This drug should be taken along with food to minimize gastric side effects.

0:00 Introduction
0:33 DOXYCYCLINE
3:19 Chemical nature
6:51 Precautions
9:44 How to minimize gastric side effects?
10:54 Other side effects
11:58 How it is given?