Doxycycline

A small percentage of patients who had PRK may have recurrent erosions postoperatively.

In June, the CDC began recommending doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis — or doxy-PEP, as it is commonly known — as a prevention strategy for STIs in certain high-risk populations.

At a time when sexually transmitted infections have been described as an epidemic, primary care providers should counsel specific patients on doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis, according to an expert.

Doxycycline was safe and may be effective as adjunctive therapy to antiseizure medication in young people with nodding syndrome, according to research from Lancet Global Health.

The CDC announced a Salmonella outbreak that has spread to 25 states and left 162 people sick and 54 hospitalized was likely caused by recalled cucumbers.

The CDC has published guidance recommending that providers counsel certain patients on the harms and benefits of doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis — or doxy-PEP — for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, or CEPI, is spending $14.9 million to develop rapid tests for Nipah virus and Lassa fever.

In recent years, cases of sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have been rising in the U.S., affecting all populations and prompting additional prevention efforts.

Therapies for treating glaucoma, including doxycycline and blue-light filtering IOLs, made top headlines this year in optometry news.

Doxycycline was associated with an earlier onset of acne-related hyperpigmentation during seasons with high sun exposure, whereas minocycline was not, according to a study.