Doxycycline and Acne - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Acne is reported as a side effect among people who take Doxycycline (doxycycline hyclate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Xyrem, and have Lung neoplasm malignant.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Acne when taking Doxycycline. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 57,458 people who have side effects when taking Doxycycline from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Doxycycline?

Doxycycline has active ingredients of doxycycline hyclate. It is often used in acne. eHealthMe is studying from 60,868 Doxycycline users. Check the latest studies of Doxycycline.

What is Acne?

Acne (skin problems that cause pimples) is found to be associated with 1,313 drugs and 2,357 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Acne.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 20, 2026

57,458 people reported to have side effects when taking Doxycycline.
Among them, 423 people (0.74%) have Acne.

Among these 423 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Doxycycline:

Doxycycline (60,868 reports)

Acne treatments and more:

Acne (179,011 reports)

How severe was Acne and when was it recovered:

Acne in Doxycycline

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of doxycycline hyclate:

Acne and drugs with ingredients of doxycycline hyclate (428 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Doxycycline:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Acne:

Acne (1,313 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Acne:

Acne (2,357 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on doxycycline hyclate (the active ingredients of Doxycycline) and Doxycycline (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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