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Will taking doxycycline hyclate 100 mg pills once a day for 7 days cure chlamdiya? can you take those 100 mg pills twice a day for 5 days work faster?

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Dr. Richard Schneider answered

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Chlamydia: The treatment for genital Chlamydia in men and non pregnant women is Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days. It is not recommended to take a higher dose than that for a shorter period of time.

Answered 11/1/2016

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