DOX-Q
Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg + Lactic acid bacillus 60 million spores
USE IN
- Antibiotic with Redefine Action
- In Covid-19, When uncertain line of treatment poses a challenge
- Repurposing Veteran Antibiotic Nationally & Internationally
AS PER
- A.E. Malek et al./IDCases 21(2020) e00864 an Elsevier publication
- Doxycycline is inexpensive & widely available, has a safe tolerability profile, & is an attractive option for the treatment of COVID-19 as well as potentially alleviating the lung sequelae.
ANTI-VIRAL ACTION
- Inhibits RNA replication in SARS-CoV-2
- Chelates with zinc on MMPs & thus further limits viral replication
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION
- Reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a
OTHER
- Safe for home quarantined patients
- No Cardiac side effects unlike Azithromycin
- Effectively reduces Cytokine Storm, prevents lung damage
Dose : 200mg 1″ dose, then 100mg every 12 hours for 5 days