Doxycycline, Is It Vegatarian (Top voted first)

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I'm vegetarian and need to take Doxycycline other then the gelatin capsule are there anymore animal ingredients in this product? Thank you.

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Similar to what I've posted in response to your other questions on various drugs, this one is available as both a generic and quite a few brand names, therefore the inactive ingredients list can vary for each manufacturer and I can't list them all, especially since this one is available in several different forms, a liquid, a capsule and a tablet.

Just as an example, under the brand name Vibramycin, other than the active ingredient Doxycycline, the inactive ingredients in the capsules are listed as:

alginic acid, lactose, magnesium stearate, maize starch and sodium lauryl sulphate.

But, once again, this is only for that particular name brand.

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Is there anything else I can help with?

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Im a vegetarian,taking Tri-Previfem.I would like to know if the magnesium sterate is deprived from animal. Thank You.

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