Comparing Doxycycline vs Streptomycin
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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 |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Tuberculosis - Active, Brucellosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare - Treatment, Endocarditis, Plague, Rabbit Fever. streptomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Related suggestions Brucellosis
Rabbit Fever (Tularemia)
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Doxycycline has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 1611 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Streptomycin has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 1 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: doxycycline side effects in more detail. |
See also: streptomycin side effects in more detail. |
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| 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 |
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| 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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23 hours |
5.3 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
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 196 drugs are known to interact with doxycycline:
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A total of 176 drugs are known to interact with streptomycin:
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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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December 05, 1967 |
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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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