Comparing Azithromycin Dose Pack vs Doxycycline
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| Azithromycin Dose Pack (azithromycin) | Doxycycline |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention, Babesiosis, Bartonellosis, Bronchitis, Cervicitis, Chancroid, Chlamydia Infection, COPD - Acute, Cystic Fibrosis, Gonococcal... View more |
Prescription only
Doxycycline is an effective antibiotic that treats a wide range of infections. However, it is not usually recommended for children aged less than eight or pregnant women in the last half of their... View more |
Related suggestions Bacterial Infection
Bronchitis
Chlamydia Infection
Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
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| More about Azithromycin Dose Pack (azithromycin) | More about Doxycycline | ||||||||||||||||
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Azithromycin Dose Pack has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 67 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 38% reported a negative effect. |
Doxycycline has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 1598 ratings on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 26% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Azithromycin Dose Pack side effects in more detail. |
See also: doxycycline side effects in more detail. |
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View all Azithromycin Dose Pack prices and generic prices |
View all doxycycline prices |
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| Other azithromycin brands include: Z-Pak, Zithromax | Acticlate, Adoxa, Adoxa CK, Adoxa Pak, Adoxa TT, Alodox, Avidoxy, Doryx, Doryx MPC, Doxy 100, Doxy 200, Doxy-Caps, Doxy-D, LymePak, Mondoxyne NL, Monodox, Morgidox, Okebo, Oracea, Oraxyl, Targadox, Uracil, Vibramycin View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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53 hours |
23 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 337 drugs are known to interact with Azithromycin Dose Pack:
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A total of 193 drugs are known to interact with doxycycline:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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February 17, 2011 |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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