Adoxa vs. Malarone

• Are Adoxa and Malarone the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Adoxa?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Malarone?
• What Is Adoxa?
• What Is Malarone?
• What Drugs Interact with Adoxa?
• What Drugs Interact with Malarone?
• How Should Adoxa Be Taken?
• How Should Malarone Be Taken?

Adoxa (doxycycline) and Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil hcl) are used to prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites. Parasites that cause malaria typically enter the body through the bite of a mosquito.

Adoxa is also used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, periodontitis (gum disease), and others. Adoxa is also used to treat blemishes, bumps, and acne-like lesions caused by rosacea.

Adoxa and Malarone belong to different drug classes. Adoxa is a tetracycline antibiotic and Malarone is a combination of two antimalarial medications.

Side effects of Adoxa and Malarone that are similar include stomach upset, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and itching.

Side effects of Adoxa that are different from Malarone include skin rash and vaginal itching or discharge.

Side effects of Malarone that are different from Adoxa include abdominal pain, headache, weakness, loss of appetite, and dizziness.

Both Adoxa and Malarone may interact with blood thinners.

Adoxa may also interact with cholesterol-lowering medications, isotretinoin, tretinoin, antacids, products containing bismuth subsalicylate; minerals such as iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and over-the-counter vitamin and mineral supplements; and penicillin antibiotics.

Malarone may also interact with rifabutin, rifampin, tetracycline, and metoclopramide.

Common side effects of Adoxa include:

• stomach upset,
• diarrhea,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• skin rash or itching, or
• vaginal itching or discharge

Common side effects of Malarone include:

• loss of appetite,
• nausea,
• upset stomach,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• swollen or black hairy tongue,
• mouth sores,
• sore throat,
• dizziness,
• headache,
• difficulty swallowing,
• inflammation of the small intestine and colon,
• rectal discomfort,
• permanent discoloration of teeth (if taken during tooth development),
• rash,
• discoloration of the nails,
• sun sensitivity,
• hives, and
• allergic reactions.

Adoxa (doxycycline) is a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, periodontitis (gum disease), and others. Adoxa is also used to treat blemishes, bumps, and acne-like lesions caused by rosacea.

Malarone (tetracycline HCl) Capsules are antibiotics indicated to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. In severe acne, adjunctive therapy with Malarone may be useful.

Adoxa may interact with cholesterol-lowering medications, isotretinoin, tretinoin, antacids, products containing bismuth subsalicylate, minerals such as iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, over-the-counter vitamin and mineral supplements, blood thinners, or malarone antibiotics. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use. Adoxa is not recommended for use during pregnancy. It may harm a fetus. Consult your doctor to discuss using birth control while taking this medication. This drug passes into breast milk but is unlikely to harm a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.

Malarone may interact with penicillin or other bactericidal antibiotics, anticoagulants, methoxyflurane; antacids containing aluminum, calcium or magnesium; preparations containing iron, zinc, or sodium bicarbonate; and oral contraceptives. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use. Malarone is generally not recommended for use during pregnancy; it may harm a fetus.

The usual adult dose of oral Adoxa is 200 mg on the first day of treatment (taken 100 mg every 12 hours or 50 mg every 6 hours) followed by a maintenance dose of 100 mg/day. The maintenance dose may be taken as a single dose or as 50 mg every 12 hours.

The usual adult daily dose of Malarone is 1 gram as 500 mg twice daily or 250 mg four times a day.