For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
100 - 200 mg
From 100 To 200 mg once every day
200 mg
100 mg
The usual dosage of doxycycline for the treatment of acute infections in adults and children aged 12 years to less than 18 years is 200 mg on the first day (as a single dose or in divided doses) followed by a maintenance dose of 100 mg/day. In the management of more severe infections, 200 mg daily should be given throughout treatment.
Doxycycline tablets are administered by drinking a suspension of the tablets in a small amount of water. This should be done in the sitting or standing position and well before retiring at night to reduce the risk of oesophageal irritation and ulceration. If gastric irritation occurs, it is recommended that doxycycline be given with food or milk. Studies indicate that the absorption of doxycycline is not notably influenced by simultaneous ingestion of food or milk.