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Doxycycline
What is Doxycycline?
Doxycycline is a medicine used to treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
It can treat:
- chlamydia
- non-specific urethritis
- ureaplasma urealyticum
- mycoplasma genitalium (when combined with Azithromycin)
Doxycycline is available as 100mg capsules. When you take it, the treatment makes it harder for the infection to spread. This helps your body fight it off completely.
The treatment can also stop you from getting malaria. If you are travelling to a high-risk area, you can get it prescribed to protect you from this disease.
How does it work?
Doxycycline works by helping your immune system fight off the infection. It also stops the bacteria from growing quickly, so it is easier to kill off.
Make sure you finish all the tablets you are given. If you don’t take them all, the infection can come back. There is also a risk that the medicine will no longer work.
How do I take it for STIs?
For all the instructions, make sure you read the patient information leaflet (PIL) that comes with your treatment.
If you are uncertain about anything, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
To take Doxycycline for an infection such as chlamydia, it is recommended that you should:
- take a 200mg dose (2 capsules) for 1 day (morning and evening)
- then take a 100mg dose (1 capsule) for the following days, until you have taken all the capsules
- try to take the capsules at the same time every day
- to help with stomach problems, take the dose right after a meal
- make sure to store the capsules in a cool place, out of the reach of children
However, please listen to your doctor’s advice as they might prescribe you a weaker or stronger dose.
You must not have sex during treatment, or for 7 days after finishing the treatment. Before engaging in sex again, take another STI test to ensure you are clear of the infection.
If the test comes back positive, speak to your doctor. You will need to undergo a full sexual health screening.
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