I am allergic to penicillin so I need to make sure doxycycline will be safe.
Is doxycycline have anything to do with penicillin?
Question posted by Bochmann01 on 8 Jan 2022
Last updated on 9 January 2022 by masso
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masso
8 Jan 2022
"Doxycycline belongs to a class of drugs called Tetracyclines. Tetracyclines are unrelated to penicillins and therefore are safe to take in hypersensitive patients."
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