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Is Tetracycline Safe To Be Taken For Sinus Infection?
I have a sinus infection and have great success being treated once a year with azithromycin...tonight a doctor prescribed a a tetracycline antibiotic by the name of doxcycline. I am disheartened by the specific conditions of taking this medicine and by the precaustions and side effects possible, and upon research, have not found any conclusive evidence that this antibiotic is commonly used for sinusitis. Your take...?
Mon, 6 Mar 2017
Hi and welcome in HCM
I can understand your concern.
There are several classes of antibiotics that might be use in sinusitis but the most preferred of them are the wide class of cephalosporines in which none of your antibiotics used belongs to.
Azytromycini belongs to the class or macrolides,doxcycline belongs to tetracyclines group and in some situations might be used in ENT infections.
So do not worry for this.
Continue with the treatment and keep consulting with your doctor.
Have a good health
Dr.Jolanda
I can understand your concern.
There are several classes of antibiotics that might be use in sinusitis but the most preferred of them are the wide class of cephalosporines in which none of your antibiotics used belongs to.
Azytromycini belongs to the class or macrolides,doxcycline belongs to tetracyclines group and in some situations might be used in ENT infections.
So do not worry for this.
Continue with the treatment and keep consulting with your doctor.
Have a good health
Dr.Jolanda
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