INDICATIONS
MINOMYCIN is utilized to take care of acne, which can be resistance against other antibiotics. It is also used to deal with various other infections.
MINOMYCIN is assigned to a small grouping of antibiotics called tetracyclines. They work by stopping the growth of bacteria.
INSTRUCTIONS
Take MINOMYCIN just as your doctor has prescribed.
Follow all directions directed at you by your doctor.
They may differ in the information in this leaflet.
If you cannot comprehend the instructions around the box, ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How much to consider
For treating infections, the most common dose of MINOMYCIN is: 200 mg to begin with, accompanied by 100 mg every 12 hours.
For controlling acne, the typical dose is: 100 mg daily, preferably in two separate doses of 50 mg each.
Swallow MINOMYCIN whole with a full glass of water or milk. This medicine could be taken with food.
Do not get it immediately before lying down.
Take your medicine at on the same time each day.
Taking it at the same time every day may have the most effective effect. It will also help you remember when you ought to get it.
Your doctor may prescribe MINOMYCIN for long periods.
Check with your doctor if you're not sure how long you have to be taking it.
For treating infections, MINOMYCIN has to be taken not less than 2 days as soon as you feel well and the fever moved.
For controlling acne, MINOMYCIN is generally taken for a few months.
Visit your medical professional regularly. He/she may do blood tests to check your progress.
Continue taking it until your doctor notifys you to stop.
If you forget to take it
If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take the next dose when you are meant to. Otherwise, get it as soon as you remember, then go returning to taking becoming you'd normally.
Do not try to produce up for missed doses by subtracting many dose during a period.
If you are not sure what to do, ask your physician or pharmacist.
If you've got trouble remembering to take your medicine, ask the pharmacist for a lot of hints.
If you are taking a lot of (overdose)
Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26) for advice, or check out Accident and Emergency (Casualty) for your nearest hospital if you feel you or anyone else might have taken too much MINOMYCIN. Do this even if there isn't any signs of discomfort or poisoning. You may need urgent medical attention.
DOSAGE
Follow a medical expert's prescripion.
STORAGE
Store this medicine at room temperature in the tightly-closed container, faraway from heat and light.
MORE INFO:
Active ingredient: Minocycline
Tell your physician or pharmacist as quickly as possible if you cannot feel well while you are taking MINOMYCIN.
MINOMYCIN works well against some infections and acne in many people, but might have negative effects in a few. All medicines may have unwanted side effects. Sometimes they're serious, usually they're not. You may need medical therapy when you get a few of the unwanted effects.
Tell your medical professional if you see any of the following immediately:
The more common negative effects are:
nausea
vomiting
diarrhoea
dizziness, light-headedness, unsteadiness
loss of appetite
headaches
rash or hives
allergic reactions like swelling of face or tongue
difficulty in swallowing
burning in the throat or food tube
Rare unwanted side effects include:
increased sensitivity to sunlight
infection by other bacteria or organisms resistant to MINOMYCIN (eg intestinal thrush)
staining of skin, mouth, teeth or nails
Very rarely:
painful joints
inflammation in the bowel
blurred vision
liver, kidney or blood disorders
severe allergic reactions
drug-induced hepatitis and acute liver failure
This is not a complete set of all possible unwanted effects. Others may occur in most people where there might be some side effects not yet known.
Tell a medical expert possibly everything else that is certainly causing you to feel unwell, even though it's not about this list.
Ask a medical expert or pharmacist if you do not understand anything with this list.
Do 't be alarmed with that list of possible unwanted effects.
You might not exactly experience any of them.
Do not give this medicine to other people, regardless of whether their symptoms seem much like yours.
Do not use MINOMYCIN to help remedy every other medical complaints unless your doctor says to.
Do not stop taking your medicine or lower the dosage without checking with a medical expert.
Important safety information:
Be careful driving or operating machinery and soon you discover how MINOMYCIN affects you.
MINOMYCIN may cause dizziness or light-headedness in certain people.
Be careful when having a drink while you are using this medicine.
If you consume alcohol, dizziness or light-headedness could possibly be worse.
MINOMYCIN could cause your skin to get far more responsive to sunlight than it is commonly. Exposure to sunlight may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or severe sunburn.
If outdoors, wear protective clothing and make use of a SPF 15+ sunscreen.
If your skin layer does appear being burning, stop taking MINOMYCIN and tell your physician.
If you obtain thrush or every other infection while taking, or right after stopping MINOMYCIN, tell your physician.
Overgrowth of certain organisms not understanding of MINOMYCIN can on occasion occur.
If you obtain severe diarrhoea, immediately contact your medical professional. Do this even though it occurs weeks after stopping MINOMYCIN.
This could possibly be a symbol of a serious side effect that affects the bowel.
Do not take any medicines to treat this diarrhoea unless directed by your physician.
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