Lymecycline capsules

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What are Lymecycline Capsules?

Lymecycline is an oral antibiotic used to treat moderate to severe acne. Belonging to the tetracycline class of antibiotics, lymecycline stops bacteria from growing, helping to relieve redness and inflammation associated with acne.

Usually taken once daily, lymecycline capsules may be prescribed alongside topical treatments for best results.

To buy lymecycline capsules now - You'll need to fill out a quick online consultation before we can dispatch your medicine. This is to ensure the treatment is safe and will be effective for your symptoms.

How to buy Lymecycline

Online consultation and clinical review

1. Consultation form - fill out a quick online form. This will ask about your symptoms, your medical history and any other medicines you may take to check suitability.

2. Provide images - of the affected area to allow clinicians to make an accurate assessment. (You wont be asked to provide photos of sensitive areas)

3. Select your shipping and pay - same day delivery options available with all medicine dispatched in plain, discreet packaging.

4. Prescriber review

5. Dispatch - Your treatment will be dispatched in discreet packaging

Why choose Quick Meds?

• GPhC registered pharmacy with UK based prescribing team.

• Free aftercare support and follow-up - to maximise treatment outcomes

• Next-day delivery available

• No need for an appointment

Pricing

28 capsules (1 month) - £XXX

56 capsules (2 months) - £XXX

84 capsules (3months) - £XXX

Who is lymecycline suitable for?

Who may be suitable

• Adults and adolescents aged 12+

  • At Quick Meds, we only offer treatment to eligible patients aged 18+

• Moderate to severe acne symptoms

Who should not take lymecycline

• Children under 12.

• Anyone allergic to lymecycline or other tetracycline antibiotics.

• Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

When extra care is needed

• Liver or kidney disease.

• Medical conditions such as lupus or myasthenia gravis.

• Taking other medications - which may be affected or affect lymecycline.

Strengths, pack sizes and what you receive

Quick Meds provides Lymecycline capsules at 408mg per single dose and comes within a pack size of 28 per box.

Depending on the manufacturer the packaging for each box may vary.

Every order for Lymecycline will include a:

• Pharmacy dispensing label - with dosage instructions.

• Patient information leaflet - to be read by all patient's to ensure safe initiation of antibiotic treatment.

Interactions and things to avoid

Indigestion remedies and supplements

Certain antacids and supplements containing calcium, magnesium, iron or zinc can reduce absorption.

Therefore, we advise leaving a gap of several hours between these products and Lymecycline dosing.

Other medicines to mention in your consultation

It is essential that patient's should declare all medical conditions and concurrent medication use during the online consultation. This is essential for our Prescribers and clinical team in providing the safest and most appropriate treatment & advice to yourself.

Medications of important note include:

• Acne medicines containing vitamin A, such as isotretinoin (oral retinoids)

• Warfarin, a medicine that helps prevent your blood from clotting

• Tablets that make you pee more (diuretics), such as furosemide

• Medicines for epilepsy like phenytoin or carbamazepine

• Quinapril, a medicine for high blood pressure or heart failure

• Blood thinners, epilepsy medicines, and herbal supplements

Sun exposure and sunbeds

Lymecycline can make the skin more sensitive to sunlight.

• We advise:

  • Avoiding sunbeds

  • Using a high SPF sunscreen

  • Wearing protective clothing in strong sunlight

Side effects of lymecycline capsules

Common side effects

• Headache

• Nausea or stomach upset

• Diarrhoea

• Mild skin rash

Serious side effects and when to get urgent help

Serious side effects are rare, but stop taking lymecycline and call a doctor or call 111 now if:

• you have dark pee, the whites of your eyes turn yellow or your skin turns yellow (this may be less obvious on brown or black skin) – this can be a sign of liver problems.

• your skin becomes very sensitive to the sun.

  Signs of serious allergic reactions, which require urgent emergency services contact include:

• swelling of the face, tongue or throat or difficulty swallowing.

• Severe diarrhoea or abdominal pain.

• Severe skin reactions or blistering.

• you're breathing very fast or struggling to breathe (you may become very wheezy or feel like you're choking or gasping for air)

• your skin, tongue or lips turn blue, grey or pale (if you have black or brown skin, this may be easier to see on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet)

• you suddenly become very confused, drowsy or dizzy

• someone faints and cannot be woken up

Antibiotic resistance and responsible acne treatment

Antibiotic resistance for Lymecycline occurs when the C. acnes bacteria (the primary bacteria involved in acne development) evolve mechanisms to withstand the effects of the antibiotic, rendering Lymecycline less effective or completely ineffective at treating acne. This is a significant concern, especially with long-term use for acne treatment. 

• It is thus important to:

  • Take Lymecycline exactly as prescribed.

  • Not to share antibiotics with others.

  • Not to use antibiotics for longer than advised.

• To reduce antibiotic resistance, Lymecycline is ideally combined with a topical gel application medication also to treat acne. This ensures a broad spectrum of medication treatment to reduce acne and prevent excessive or longer use of antibiotics.

Follow-up and reviews

Acne treatment with Lymecycline is usually reviewed after 8 to 12 weeks.

If the patient does not find the treatment has improved their acne or they have had unwanted side effects, they can have a telephone consultation to discuss there next best options for treatment. This will be with a Pharmacist or Prescriber.