Penicillin VK Alternatives Compared
| Penicillin VK | Amoxicillin | Doxycycline |
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| Penicillin VK (penicillin v potassium) | Amoxicillin | Doxycycline |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Fusospirochetosis - Trench Mouth, Clostridioides difficile Infection, Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis, Lyme Disease - Erythema Chronicum Migrans, Otitis Media... View more |
Prescription only
Amoxicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic that may be used to treat infections caused by susceptible bacteria. It is usually well tolerated. Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bacterial... 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
Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
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| More about Penicillin VK (penicillin v potassium) | More about Amoxicillin | More about Doxycycline | ||||||||||||||||
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Penicillin VK has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 27 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Amoxicillin has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 350 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Doxycycline has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 1586 ratings on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 26% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Penicillin VK side effects in more detail. |
See also: amoxicillin side effects in more detail. |
See also: doxycycline side effects in more detail. |
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Amoxil, Apo-Amoxi | 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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1 hour |
1.7 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. |
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 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 36 drugs are known to interact with Penicillin VK:
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A total of 37 drugs are known to interact with amoxicillin:
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A total of 192 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. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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January 18, 1974 |
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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