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Is it okay to use leftover doxycycline (previously used to treat cystic acne a few months ago) to treat my uti?
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Not OK: First, your UTI should be professionally confirmed, ideally in person or at least speaking with your doctor if your symptoms are typical and you did a home self test to confirm positive WBC and nitrite in your urine. Second, doxycycline is not a recommended drug for UTI. And since you took the drug fairly recently, there is a good chance the bacteria causing your UTI is resistant to it.
Answered 4/24/2016
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