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Can minocycline be used to treat chlamydia?
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Yes: It is a type of tetracycline, usually the first treatment is zithromycin, but with any treatment both people must be treated and re- tetsed to make sure it is gone.
Answered 1/27/2017
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I was prescribed 100mg of minocycline for my acne, for 30 days but stopped halfway. Even then i took them inconsistently. Can this dosage cure chlamydia as well? My partner tested positive from a Pap test but i tested negative twice at 2 diff places?
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A member asked:
Does minocycline kill chlamydia just like doxycycline? I know doxy is first like but would minocycline do the job too?
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If minocycline is so effective against chlamydia, how come it is never prescribed by doctors for that? I have only seen it really get prescribed for acne and doxycycline is for chlamydia?
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