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John
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Dunk, John wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Sep 1996 23:42:43 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
> It would certainly seem that doxycycline is a much better choice
Well, I am not sure that the adverse reaction rate is necessarily *much*
less than the quinolones. I jus think that it is a more effective malaria
prophylaxis
> understood.My info does relate that the incidence of G.I disturbance
> is high,perhaps as much as 39%,
True, but at a dose of 100 mg/day in an adult, GI intolerance is
rare. Much less than with other tetracyclines.
> distress,and recommends avoiding this dosage.Also,use of sunblocks
> seem to have only limited efficacy in preventing the
> photosensitivity;
I find that if people use a *complete* block - factor 20+ - with UVB as
well as UVA effect, I have never seen a photosensitivity reaction.
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