doxycycline
noun
doxy·cy·cline
ˌdäk-sə-ˈsī-ˌklēn 
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections
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The front-line treatment for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis is a different antibiotic, doxycycline.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In June, the CDC recommended doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for high-risk groups — essentially, a morning after pill for STIs.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Do not use doxycycline if pregnant or breastfeeding.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
The antibiotics most commonly used to treat anthrax—ciprofloxacin and doxycycline—are readily available and widely used throughout medicine.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In June, the CDC recommended doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for high-risk groups — essentially, a morning after pill for STIs.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Do not use doxycycline if pregnant or breastfeeding.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
The antibiotics most commonly used to treat anthrax—ciprofloxacin and doxycycline—are readily available and widely used throughout medicine.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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doxycycline
noun
doxy·cy·cline
ˌdäk-sə-ˈsī-ˌklēn
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections
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