Doxycycline

Name: Doxycycline
SKU: Doxycycline
Price: 17.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

£17.99

Doxycycline 100mg capsules are a daily malaria prevention option where recommended for your destination.

✓ 50 capsules per pack

✓ Course includes four weeks after leaving the risk area

✓ Travel consultation before supply · packaging may vary

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Quick Summary

Doxycycline

Type of medicine

Antibiotic used to prevent malaria when travelling to high-risk areas.

Active Ingredient

Doxycycline – a tetracycline antibiotic that stops the malaria parasite from multiplying.

When to start

Usually one or two days before entering the malaria-risk area. Complete the full prescribed course and use bite precautions.

Works by

Prevents malaria parasites from growing in the blood after mosquito bites.

Side effects

May cause nausea, sun sensitivity, or stomach upset.

Suitability

Your prescriber checks age, pregnancy or breastfeeding, medical history and other medicines before supply.

Buy doxycycline online for malaria prevention

Request doxycycline 100mg capsules from The Care Pharmacy after a travel consultation. This product page is for malaria prevention, with 50 capsules per pack. Other uses of doxycycline need their own clinical assessment; this travel service is not a route to self-treat an infection.

Count every day of the prescribed course

The usual adult prevention regimen is one 100mg capsule daily, beginning one or two days before entering the risk area, continuing throughout the stay and for four weeks after leaving. Follow the dates your prescriber gives you, including the full period after travel.

Will 50 capsules cover your trip?

The pack size is not the number of holiday days covered. A 14-day stay, two days before entry and 28 days afterwards would require 44 daily doses. A longer itinerary may need a different quantity. Share exact dates so the prescriber can check your supply.

Doxycycline or generic Malarone?

Compare the total course and precautions as well as the pack price. Atovaquone/proguanil, the generic alternative to Malarone, generally continues for seven days after leaving the risk area. The best option depends on your destination, health and other medicines.

Make the course easier to follow

Take capsules with plenty of water while sitting or standing, and remain upright for at least 30 minutes. Doxycycline can make skin more sensitive to sunlight. Ask the pharmacist about spacing doses from antacids and mineral supplements, and use effective sun protection.

Before you travel

Complete your assessment early, including your itinerary and all medicines. No antimalarial gives complete protection: use mosquito-bite precautions and seek urgent medical advice for fever during or after travel. Our malaria prevention service explains the available treatments.

Further information: NHS doxycycline guidance, UK malaria prevention guidance. Always read the leaflet supplied with your medicine.

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Directions

Use the prescribed daily regimen before, during and for four weeks after the risk-area stay. Swallow capsules whole with a full glass of water, sitting or standing. Do not lie down for at least 30 minutes. Follow the leaflet about food and spacing from antacids or mineral supplements.

If a dose is missed, take it when remembered unless the next dose is nearly due. Do not double doses. Contact the pharmacy if your itinerary changes or you may run out.

Ingredients

Each capsule contains doxycycline 100mg. Other ingredients depend on the manufacturer supplied, so use that leaflet rather than assuming every generic pack has the same excipients. Ask about allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements before supply.

Side Effects

Possible effects include nausea, headache, diarrhoea and increased sensitivity to sunlight. Seek urgent advice for severe or bloody diarrhoea, a severe rash, painful swallowing, or a persistent headache with vision changes. Breathing difficulty or swelling of the mouth or throat needs emergency help.

Warnings

Do not use if allergic to doxycycline or another tetracycline. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, age, liver problems and other medicines affect the prescribing decision. Discuss anticoagulants, acne medicines, antacids, iron and zinc. Avoid alcohol and protect skin from strong sunlight.

Storage

Keep capsules in the original packaging, away from children. Follow the temperature and expiry instructions on the supplied pack. Return unused medicine to a pharmacy.

FAQs

Doxycycline frequently asked questions

Check how to take your capsules and what to discuss during your travel assessment.

Start Consultation

You can request the 100mg capsules through our travel consultation. Supply depends on your itinerary and the prescriber’s assessment.

No. This listing and consultation route are for malaria prevention. Other conditions require the appropriate service and a separate assessment.

No. Include the prescribed lead-in and the four weeks after leaving the risk area. The full itinerary determines the quantity needed.

The post-travel doses are part of the prevention course. Complete all four weeks after leaving the risk area unless your prescriber gives different instructions.

Avoid that. Take with plenty of water and remain upright for at least 30 minutes to reduce irritation of the food pipe.

Contact a pharmacist or prescriber promptly to arrange advice and enough medicine for the revised course. Do not ration capsules or stop early.

Some minerals and antacids interfere with absorption. Tell the pharmacist the exact products so they can advise on timing.

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