Drug Interactions between Doxy-Caps and Plaquenil
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- Doxy-Caps (doxycycline)
- Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between Doxy-Caps and Plaquenil. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Doxy-Caps
A total of 180 drugs are known to interact with Doxy-Caps.
- Doxy-caps is in the following drug classes: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines.
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Doxy-caps is used to treat the following conditions:
- Acne
- Actinomycosis
- Amebiasis
- Anthrax
- Anthrax Prophylaxis
- Bacterial Infection
- Bartonellosis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Brucellosis
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Cervicitis
- Chancroid
- Chlamydia Infection
- Cholera
- Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis
- Ehrlichiosis
- Enterocolitis
- Epididymitis, Sexually Transmitted
- Gastroenteritis
- Gonococcal Infection, Uncomplicated
- Granuloma Inguinale
- Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease, Arthritis
- Lyme Disease, Carditis
- Lyme Disease, Erythema Chronicum Migrans
- Lyme Disease, Neurologic
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Malaria
- Malaria Prevention
- Melioidosis
- Mycoplasma Pneumonia
- Nongonococcal Urethritis
- Ocular Rosacea
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Pemphigoid
- Pemphigus
- Periodontitis
- Plague
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Proctitis
- Prostatitis
- Psittacosis
- Rabbit Fever
- Rickettsial Infection
- Rosacea
- Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
- STD Prophylaxis
- Syphilis, Early
- Syphilis, Latent
- Tertiary Syphilis
- Trachoma
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Urinary Tract Infection
Plaquenil
A total of 347 drugs are known to interact with Plaquenil.
- Plaquenil is in the following drug classes: antimalarial quinolines, antirheumatics.
- Plaquenil is used to treat the following conditions:
Drug and food interactions
No interactions were found. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
Therapeutic duplication is the use of more than one medicine from the same drug category or therapeutic class to treat the same condition. This can be intentional in cases where drugs with similar actions are used together for demonstrated therapeutic benefit. It can also be unintentional in cases where a patient has been treated by more than one doctor, or had prescriptions filled at more than one pharmacy, and can have potentially adverse consequences.
Antimalarials
Therapeutic duplication
The recommended maximum number of medicines in the 'antimalarials' category to be taken concurrently is usually one. Your list includes two medicines belonging to the 'antimalarials' category:
- Doxy-Caps (doxycycline)
- Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
Note: The benefits of taking this combination of medicines may outweigh any risks associated with therapeutic duplication. This information does not take the place of talking to your doctor. Always check with your healthcare provider to determine if any adjustments to your medications are needed.
See Also
Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.
