Doxycycline

Active ingredient description

Doxycycline is primarily bacteriostatic and is believed to exert its antimicrobial effect by the inhibition of protein synthesis.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
Doxycycline
A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A01 Stomatological preparations → A01A Stomatological preparations → A01AB Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment
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Doxycycline
J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01A Tetracyclines → J01AA Tetracyclines
Discover more medicines within J01AA02

Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
Structured Product Labeling (SPL)
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Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
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Medicines

Doxycycline is the active ingredient of these drugs:

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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈
Molecular mass: 444.435 g/mol

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 10592-13-9
CAS Substance: 17086-28-1
CAS Substance: 24390-14-5
CAS Substance: 564-25-0
DrugBank Drug: DB00254
KEGG Drug: D07876
PubChem Compound: 54671203
RxNorm Ingredient: 3640
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372478003
Doxycycline (substance)
UNII Identifier: N12000U13O
DOXYCYCLINE