Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth
The government warned doctors that doxycycline -- an antibiotic being prescribed to people who may have been exposed to anthrax -- can stunt fetal growth when taken by pregnant women. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to prescribe Cipro to pregnant women. The recommendation comes as health officials worry that Cipro is being overprescribed in the general popula...Ranbaxy Gets USFDA Approval For Doxycycline Tablets
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has received approval from USFDA for manufacturing and marketing Doxycycline Tablets in the US market.// The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it got the approval for marketing the antibiotic in strengths of 50mg, 75mg and 100mg. Doxycycline is indicated for a variety of infections caused by susceptible strains or micro-organisms inclu...Doxycycline to treat Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis can be treated with a low-priced antibiotic, according to scientists.It causes severe swelling in the limbs or scrotum. // A team of scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine found that doxycycline gave some relief to patients in the advanced stages of the disease. In addition, the antibiotic killed the causative worms. Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) af...Antimicrobial Level-Doxycycline (Serum or Body Fluid), BA
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...