Comments on: 100mg a day of Doxycycline is no better than Oracea

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:33:44 +0000

From what I’ve heard that rebate card takes your prescription down to $25 for the entire time you stay on it as opposed to someone above saying that it only takes $25 off. Someone told me about it and said their daughter takes it and only pays $25 a month instead of the over $200 it cost at first. Check it out at oracea.com

I am prescribed doxy and I don’t take it because of how sick it makes me and I also don’t like taking such high/constant doses of antibiotics as it can do things to women that aren’t good. I am definitely going to ask my dr to change my prescription since this is only once a day and seems to be as effective.

By: Fern Roy

Fern Roy — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:39:23 +0000

Hi;

Do you know if anyone has tried doxycycline in a low dose (50mg) a day for ocular rosacea and if it works. Fern

By: Toni

Toni — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:35:59 +0000

Thanks David I had the same query as Vicki! Good luck Vicki.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:29:25 +0000

Thanks, David. I’m relieved.

By: David Pascoe

David Pascoe — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:05:02 +0000

Hi Vicki,

A higher dose is common especially when starting out and wanting to reduce the symptoms relatively quickly. You may want to explore a lower dose later when you have gotten relief from your rosacea.

davidp.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:56:57 +0000

My derm prescribed 100 mg doxycycline one per day for my severe case of rosacea and seb/dermatitis. Is this too much? Would a smaller amount be just as effective?

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:41:40 +0000

I feel really depressed cos the mild rosacea on my nose that i’m currently taking antibiotics for it seems there is a growth on either side of my nose near the tip really worried this is the start of rhinophyma can anyone give me any infor on this would be grateful anyway going back to the doctors on Monday hope he can say something positive and i hope its not what i think it is.

By: David Pascoe

David Pascoe — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Hi Eric,

Collagenex hope that with insurance the co-pay will be under $25. They also have a rebate card to offer $25 towards the price. I don’t imagine that anyone without insurance would find Oracea compelling – generic doxycycline is always going to be a cheaper option.

Oracea is marketed as a treatment for rosacea, other antibiotics haven’t been tested and approved directly for rosacea. Thus Oracea has high visibility so it is easy for doctors to prescribe it.

Good luck !
davidp.

By: Eric Steiner

Eric Steiner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:51:32 +0000

I just returned from the pharmacy without my prescription for Oracea because it costs way, way way too much. Apparently Oracea is simply low dose sustained release doxycline. I think I could get doxycline for far less money. I think this is a good example of a drug company trying to rip off consumers. Why did my doctor prescribe this instead of doxycline? Did he get a free vacation to the Bahamas? Did he really know how much it cost?

By: ben

ben — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:16:01 +0000

I hope that Restasis and low dose doxycycline some day become a much more used ocular rosacea treatment (if indeed they are effective… which is looks like they are) Both are very safe as far as side effects go.

Then if col-118 or something similar passes, and we had a decent treatment for flushing/redness, we would have a decent way to actually treat all parts of this multi-pronged disease.