Doxycycline mouthwash

Doxycycline mouthwash

Doxycycline can be used as a rinse and is usually given for three days. Enough medication to treat several episodes of ulceration can be provided.

An appropriate regimen is:

Doxycycline Dispersible Tablets§, 100 mg

Send: 48 tablets

Label: 1 tablet to be dissolved in water and rinsed around the mouth for 2 minutes four times daily for three days at the onset of ulceration

Doxycycline Dispersible Tablets§, 100 mg

<12 years

Not recommended for use because it causes intrinsic staining of developing teeth‡

≥12 years

As for adults

For adults:

Doxycycline Dispersible Tablets§, 100 mg

Send: 48 tablets

Label: 1 tablet to be dissolved in water and rinsed around the mouth for 2 minutes four times daily for three days at the onset of ulceration

For children:

Doxycycline Dispersible Tablets§, 100 mg

<12 years

Not recommended for use because it causes intrinsic staining of developing teeth‡

≥12 years

As for adults

NB:   Advise patient to spit out mouthwash after rinsing.

Use with caution in patients with hepatic impairment or those receiving potentially hepatotoxic drugs. Do not prescribe for pregnant women, nursing mothers or children under 12 years, as it can deposit on growing bone and teeth (by binding to calcium) and cause staining and, occasionally, dental hypoplasia.

The anticoagulant effect of warfarin might be enhanced by doxycycline.

§Doxycycline is also available as Doxycycline Capsules

‡Doxycycline is not licensed for use in children under 12 years and doxycycline dispersible tablets are not licensed for oral ulceration in adults or children.

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