
Vibramycin 100 mg 10 capsules
Tradename
Vibramycin
Vibramycin
Composition
Each capsule contains:
Doxycycline Hyclate 100 mg
Auxiliary components:
calcium stearate, lactose monohydrate, potato starch.
The composition of the hard gelatin capsule: gelatin, glycerin, purified water, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, dyes: quinoline yellow (E-104), orange yellow (E-110).
Properties
Semi-synthetic antibiotic of the tetracyclines group of broad spectrum of action. It has a bacteriostatic effect by suppressing the protein synthesis of pathogens.
Active against aerobic gram-positive bacteria:
Staphylococcus spp. (including strains
Indications
Infectious and inflammatory diseases caused by microorganisms sensitive to doxycycline, incl. respiratory and upper respiratory tract infections; gastrointestinal infections; purulent infections of the skin and soft tissues
(including acne); infections of the genitourinary system (including gonorrhea, primary and secondary syphilis); typhus, brucellosis, rickettsioses, osteomyelitis, trachoma, chlamydia.
Method of administration and dosage:
Contraindications
Pregnancy, children under 8 years of age (the possibility of the formation of insoluble complexes with calcium in the bone skeleton, enamel and dentin of the teeth), hypersensitivity to tetracyclines, porphyria, severe liver failure, leukopenia, lactation period, myasthenia gravis (for intravenous administration).
Precautions:
Doxycycline is used with caution in case of liver dysfunction. In case of impaired renal function, dose adjustment is not required.
Side effects
From the digestive system: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, dysphagia, glossitis, esophagitis, a transient increase in the blood levels of hepatic transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin.
From the hematopoietic system: neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia.
Allergic reactions: skin rash, itching, eosinophilia; rarely — Quincke’s edema, photosensitivity.