Streptomycin Alternatives Compared
| Streptomycin | Doxycycline | Tetracycline |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Tuberculosis - Active, Brucellosis, Endocarditis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare - Treatment, Plague, Rabbit Fever. Streptomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this... 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 |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bladder Infection, Acne, Bronchitis, Brucellosis, Bullous Pemphigoid, Chlamydia Infection, Ehrlichiosis, Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted, Gonococcal Infection... View more |
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| More about Streptomycin | More about Doxycycline | More about Tetracycline | ||||||||||||||||
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Streptomycin has an average rating of 9.0 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Doxycycline has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 1642 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Tetracycline has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 64 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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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 | Achromycin V, Actisite, Ala-Tet, Brodspec, Emtet-500, Sumycin 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||
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5.3 hours |
23 hours |
11 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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 204 drugs are known to interact with Streptomycin:
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A total of 237 drugs are known to interact with Doxycycline:
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A total of 225 drugs are known to interact with Tetracycline:
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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 |
September 17, 1954 |
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