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Composition :

MINOCYCLINE-100MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Cipla Ltd

Consume Type :

PARENTERAL

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About Divaine 100 mg Injection

Divaine 100 mg Injection belongs to the class of 'antibiotics', primarily used to treat bacterial infections. Bacterial infection occurs when harmful bacteria grow in the body and causes illness. It can infect any part of the body and multiply very quickly. 

Divaine 100 mg Injection contains 'Minocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic.' It works by preventing the synthesis of bacterial proteins, the primary cursors for carrying out bacteria's vital functions. This process further inhibits bacterial growth.

Divaine 100 mg Injection will be administered by a healthcare professional. Common side effects of Divaine 100 mg Injection include stomach upset, tinnitus/ringing in the ear, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, dizziness, light-headedness, pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. If these side effects persist longer, please consult your doctor.

Let your doctor know if you have any kidney or liver diseases and allergic reactions to medicines. It is advised to consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking Divaine 100 mg Injection. This medicine may interfere with your driving ability since it may cause light-headedness/dizziness; in such cases, please do not drive until you are alert. Avoid or limit alcohol consumption. Divaine 100 mg Injection is not recommended in children below eight years of age.

Uses of Divaine 100 mg Injection

Bacterial infections.

Directions for Use

Divaine 100 mg Injection will be administered by a healthcare professional. Do not self-administer.

Medicinal Benefits

Divaine 100 mg Injection contains 'Minocycline,' an antibiotic that treats various bacterial infections affecting the eyes, ears, nose, throat, respiratory system (chest infections), skin (acne), prostate, and urinary tract. It works by preventing the synthesis of bacterial proteins, the primary cursors for carrying out bacteria's vital functions. Divaine 100 mg Injection also effectively treats meningitis, acne, upper respiratory tract infections, Q fever or tick fever (bacterial infection caused by the bite of infected ticks), brucellosis (infection spread from animals), and psittacosis (infections spread from birds). It is also used to treat sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and gonorrhoea.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Divaine 100 mg Injection
Here are the step-by-step strategies to manage the side effects of " Muscle Pain" caused by medication usage:
  • Report to Your Doctor: Inform your doctor about the muscle pain, as they may need to adjust your medication.
  • Stretch Regularly: Gentle stretching can help relieve muscle pain and stiffness.
  • Stay Hydrated: Adequate water intake supports muscle health by removing harmful substances and maintaining proper muscle function.
  • Warm or Cold Compresses: Apply cold or warm compresses to the affected area to reduce pain and inflammation.
  • Rest and Relaxation: Adequate rest helps alleviate muscle strain, while relaxation techniques like deep breathing and meditation can soothe muscle tightness, calm the mind, and promote relief from discomfort.
  • Gentle Exercise: Participate in low-impact activities, such as yoga or short walks, to improve flexibility, reduce muscle tension, and alleviate discomfort.
  • Consult a physician: If your symptoms don't improve or get worse, go to the doctor for help and guidance.
  • Avoid trigger foods that can cause allergic reactions, such as nuts, shellfish, or dairy products.
  • Keep a food diary to track potential food allergens.
  • Include omega-3 rich foods like salmon and walnuts to reduce inflammation.
  • Wear loose, comfortable clothing made from soft fabrics like cotton.
  • Apply cool compresses or take cool baths to reduce itching.
  • Use gentle soaps and avoid harsh skin products.
  • Reduce stress through relaxation techniques like meditation or deep breathing.
Here are the 7 steps to manage Dizziness caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dizziness symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication, and take it at the same time every day to minimize dizziness.
  • When standing up, do so slowly and carefully to avoid sudden dizziness.
  • Avoid making sudden movements, such as turning or bending quickly, which can exacerbate dizziness.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help alleviate dizziness symptoms.
  • If you're feeling dizzy, sit or lie down and rest until the dizziness passes.
  • Track when dizziness occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.

Drug Warnings

Let your doctor know if you have any liver or kidney diseases and allergic reactions to tetracycline antibiotics. Divaine 100 mg Injection may induce photosensitivity and make your skin more sensitive to the sun; hence apply sunscreen when you step out while being treated with Divaine 100 mg Injection. Use of Divaine 100 mg Injection during tooth development (the last half of pregnancy, infancy, and childhood under the age of 8 years) may cause permanent discolouration of the teeth. Please seek medical advice if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking Divaine 100 mg Injection. This medicine may cause dizziness; hence drive or operate machinery only when you are alert. Divaine 100 mg Injection may cause light-headedness; hence avoid or limit alcohol consumption. Divaine 100 mg Injection is not recommended in children below eight years of age.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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MinocyclineAcitretin
Critical
MinocyclineTretinoin
Critical

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MinocyclineAcitretin
Critical
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of Acitretin with Divaine 100 mg Injection may increase the risk of a serious condition called pseudomotor cerebral (false brain tumour).

How to manage the interaction:
There's a possible interaction between Acitretin and Divaine 100 mg Injection should be used together only if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you develop symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headache, or visual disturbances during treatment with either medication, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineTretinoin
Critical
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of Tretinoin with Divaine 100 mg Injection can increase the risk of side effects like pseudotumor cerebri (increased pressure in the brain)

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Tretinoin with Divaine 100 mg Injection is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden headaches, nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineEtretinate
Critical
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of Etretinate with Divaine 100 mg Injection may raise the chance of developing pseudotumor cerebri, an uncommon but serious illness brought on by elevated brain pressure.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Divaine 100 mg Injection with Etretinate is generally avoided as it can result in an interaction. However, if you experience headache, nausea, vomiting, or visual disturbances, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineAminolevulinic acid
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of aminolevulinic acid with Divaine 100 mg Injection can increase the risk of severe sunburn.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking aminolevulinic acid and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. Avoid exposure of the eyes and skin to sunlight or bright indoor lights for 48 hours, after taking the medication. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineLomitapide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of lomitapide with Divaine 100 mg Injection can increase the risk or severity of liver disorder.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking lomitapide and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience symptoms such as fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark-coloured urine, light-coloured stools, and yellowing of the skin or eyes, consult a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineMipomersen
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of mipomersen with Divaine 100 mg Injection can cause liver damage.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking mipomersen and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience symptoms such as fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark-coloured urine, light-coloured stools, and yellowing of the skin or eyes, consult a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineLeflunomide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of leflunomide with Divaine 100 mg Injection can increase the risk or severity of liver disorder.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking leflunomide and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience symptoms such as fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark-coloured urine, light-coloured stools, and yellowing of the skin or eyes, consult a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineMethoxyflurane
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Taking methoxyflurane with Divaine 100 mg Injection may increase the risk of kidney damage.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking methoxyflurane and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience symptoms such as swelling, weight gain, feeling short of breath, drowsiness, confusion, mood changes, increased thirst, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, pain in your lower back, and urinating, consult a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineRetinol (vit a)
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Taking retinol (vitamin A) with Divaine 100 mg Injection may increase the risk of pseudotumor cerebri (increased pressure in the brain).

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking retinol (vitamin A) and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult a doctor immediately if you experience headaches, nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Do not stop using any medications without consulting a doctor.
MinocyclineCholera, live attenuated
Severe
How does the drug interact with Divaine 100 mg Injection:
Co-administration of cholera live attenuated with Divaine 100 mg Injection may reduce the activity of cholera live attenuated.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking cholera live attenuated and Divaine 100 mg Injection together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. It is advised to take cholera vaccine at least 14 days after stopping Divaine 100 mg Injection treatment. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Wash your hands often to maintain cleanliness.
  • Avoid sharing personal items like shaving razors.
  • Include whole-grain foods like multigrain bread and brown rice in your diet. 
  • Taking probiotics after an antibiotic treatment reduces the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Try taking yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut, and kimchi that help restore the intestine's good bacteria.
  • Include more fibre-enriched food in your diet that is easily digested by gut bacteria. Fibre foods may also help restore healthy gut bacteria after a course of antibiotics. 
  • Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages as it can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. 
  • Manage stress, eat healthily, drink plenty of water, exercise regularly, and get plenty of sleep. 

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Therapeutic Class

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FAQs

Divaine 100 mg Injection is an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis, which further retards bacterial growth.

Divaine 100 mg Injection can affect the live vaccines like typhoid vaccine and decrease its effectiveness. Please consult a doctor before you start Divaine 100 mg Injection if you are undergoing any vaccinations.

Divaine 100 mg Injection can make your skin more sensitive to the harmful effects of sunlight. Hence, applying sunscreen and wearing protective clothing while using Divaine 100 mg Injection is advised. It is also recommended to avoid tanning booths and sunlamps.

Iron supplements and antacids (containing calcium, magnesium and aluminium) may lower the absorption and efficiency of Divaine 100 mg Injection. Hence maintain at least 2 hours gap between Divaine 100 mg Injection and other medications.

Diarrhoea can be a side-effect of Divaine 100 mg Injection. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is also reported during the usage of antibiotics like Minocycline. Therefore, if you have diarrhoea, undergoing an examination is advised to rule out the chances of CDAD following Divaine 100 mg Injection therapy.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

  • ACITRETIN
  • ISOTRETINOIN
  • PENICILLIN
  • METHOXYFLURANE

Special Advise

  • Renal, hepatic, and blood function tests are advised during prolonged therapy to rule out any toxicity caused due to overdose of Divaine 100 mg Injection. 
  • Divaine 100 mg Injection may interfere with certain laboratory tests like urine catecholamine levels; hence inform your doctor beforehand that you are using Divaine 100 mg Injection before undergoing any examinations.
  • Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is reported during the usage of antibiotics like Minocycline. Please consult your doctor if you experience prolonged diarrhoea.

Disease/Condition Glossary

Bacterial infection occurs when harmful bacteria grow in the body and causes illness. It can infect any part of the body and multiply very quickly. Bacteria occur in three basic shapes: spherical, rod and spiral-shaped. Bacteria may be gram-positive (have a thick cell wall) or gram-negative (do not have a cell wall). Common bacterial infection symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, fatigue, and tiredness. Untreated bacterial infections may lead to serious life-threatening conditions like sepsis.

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