What is doxycycline 100mg?Doxycycline hydrate is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group. It eliminates bacteria that cause infections.
Doxycycline is used to treat infections caused by certain bacterias. It does not treat viral infections.
Doxycycline is frequently used to treat:
* chronic prostatitis
* sinusitis
* syphilis
* chlamydia
* pelvic inflammatory disease
* acne
* rosacea
In addition it is used in the treatment and prophylaxis of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) and in prophylaxis against malaria. It is also effective against Yersinia pestis (the infectious agent of bubonic plague) and is prescribed to treat ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.