Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Doxycycline as follows:
- Noncompliance with Doxycycline intake for the complete schedule can result in ineffective infection control with chance of relapse of infection with increased vigor. This can also contribute towards emergence of drug resistant strains of bacteria, making infection control more difficult.
- OTC antacids with aluminum and magnesium can reduce the absorption of Doxycycline, thereby, compromising the therapeutic effects of the antibiotic. Space Doxycycline suspension out by at least 2 hours from these products to avoid this complication.
- Evenly space out the doses of the antibiotic and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule helps with maintaining a constant level of the antibiotic in the body, which is needed for infection control. Also, this helps to avoid forgetting the medication.
- Maintain strict compliance with intake of Doxycycline as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication. The dose and length of treatment depends upon the medical condition, severity of infection, and response to treatment.
