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Doxycycline (available under brand name Doxy-1 L-DR Forte by USV ) is a tetracycline antibiotic, bacteriostatic in nature mainly prescribed to treat different bacterial infections, such as acne, urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, respiratory infections, eye infections, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, periodontitis.
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Doxycycline (Doxy): An Effective Antibiotic For Covid-19 Therapies Doxycycline (available under brand name Doxy-1 L-DR Forte by USV ) is a tetracycline antibiotic, bacteriostatic in nature mainly prescribed to treat different bacterial infections, such as acne, urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, respiratory infections, chlamydia, syphilis, periodontitis. eye infections, gonorrhea, Recently, Doxycycline has emerged as a potential partner therapies. Doxycycline broad-spectrum tetracycline antimicrobial agent also exhibits effects along with in vitro antiviral activity against several RNA viruses. In COVID-19, elevated levels of blood interleukin (IL)-6 have been more commonly observed in severe COVID-19 illness and among non- survivors, suggesting that mortality might be due to virus-driven hyper inflammation and cytokine storms. In vitro studies have indicated doxycycline to be possessing anti-inflammatory effects modulating effects on pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. for while COVID-19 being a anti-inflammatory along with