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Doxycycline Drug Interactions

When certain medications are taken with doxycycline, drug interactions may occur that can result in serious side effects. Examples of drug interactions that may cause the body to metabolize the medicines differently than intended include: cyclosporine, simvastatin, oral contraceptives, and calcium channel blockers. Other doxycycline drug interactions can cause reduced effectiveness of one (or both) medicines and increased levels of these drugs in your system.

 

Doxycycline Drug Interactions: An Introduction

Doxycycline has a number of medicines that it can interact with. These doxycycline drug interactions can include but are not limited to:
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;