 is a prescription medication used to treat pimples and red bumps that happen with moderate to severe acne. Solodyn belongs to a group of drugs tetracycline antibiotics. It works by preventing the growth and spread of bacteria.This medication comes in an extended-release tablet. It is usually taken once a day, with or without food. Swallow Solodyn tablets whole.Co "Pin It")
Solodyn Overview
Solodyn (generic: minocycline) is a prescription medication used to treat pimples and red bumps that happen with moderate to severe acne. Solodyn belongs to a group of drugs tetracycline antibiotics. It works by preventing the growth and spread of bacteria.
This medication comes in an extended-release tablet. It is usually taken once a day, with or without food. Swallow Solodyn tablets whole.
Common side effects of Solodyn are headache, tiredness, and dizziness.
Uses of Solodyn
Solodyn is a prescription medication used to treat pimples and red bumps that happen with moderate to severe acne in people 12 years and older.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Side Effects of Solodyn
Solodyn may cause serious side effects, including:
- Harm to an unborn baby.
- Permanent teeth discoloration. Solodyn may permanently turn a baby or child's teeth yellow-grey-brown during tooth development. Solodyn should not be used during tooth development. Tooth development happens in the last half of pregnancy, and from birth to 8 years of age.
- Intestine infection (pseudomembranous colitis). Pseudomembranous colitis can happen with most antibiotics, including Solodyn. Call your doctor right away if you get watery diarrhea, diarrhea that does not go away, or bloody stools.
- Serious liver problems. Stop taking Solodyn and call your doctor right away if you get any of the following symptoms of liver problems:
- loss of appetite
- tiredness
- diarrhea
- yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
- unexplained bleeding
- confusion
- sleepiness
- Central nervous system effects. Central nervous system effects such as light headedness, dizziness, and a spinning feeling (vertigo) may go away during your treatment with Solodyn or if treatment is stopped.
- Benign intracranial hypertension, also called pseudotumor cerebri. This is a condition where there is high pressure in the fluid around the brain. This swelling may lead to vision changes and permanent vision loss. Stop taking Solodyn and tell your doctor right away if you have blurred vision, vision loss, or unusual headaches.
- Immune system reactions including a lupus-like syndrome, hepatitis, and inflammation of blood or lymph vessels (vasculitis). Using Solodyn for a long time to treat acne may cause immune system reactions. Tell your doctor right away if you get a fever, rash, joint pain, or body weakness. Your doctor may do tests to check your blood for immune system reactions.
- Serious rash and allergic reactions. Solodyn may cause a serious rash and allergic reactions that may affect parts of your body such as your liver, lungs, kidneys and heart. Sometimes these can lead to death.
- Stop taking Solodyn and get medical help right away if you have any of these symptoms:
- skin rash, hives, sores in your mouth, or your skin blisters and peels
- swelling of your face, eyes, lips, tongue, or throat
- trouble swallowing or breathing
- blood in your urine
- fever, yellowing of the skin or the whites of your eyes, dark colored urine
- pain on the right side of the stomach area (abdominal pain)
- chest pain or abnormal heartbeats
- swelling in your legs, ankles, and feet
- darkening of your nails, skin, eyes, scars, teeth, and gums
The most common side effects of Solodyn include:
- headache
- tiredness
- dizziness or spinning feeling
- itching
Call your doctor if you have a side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. Your doctor may do tests to check you for side effects during treatment with Solodyn.
These are not all the side effects with Solodyn. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Solodyn Interactions
Tell your doctor about all the other medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Solodyn may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how Solodyn works.
Especially tell your doctor if you take:
- birth control pills. Solodyn may make your birth control pills less effective. You could become pregnant. You should use a second form of birth control while taking Solodyn.
- a blood thinner medicine.
- a penicillin antibiotic medicine. Solodyn and penicillins should not be used together.
- antacids that contain aluminum, calcium, or magnesium or iron-containing products.
- an acne medicine that contains isotretinoin (Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret). Solodyn and isotretinoin should not be used together.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor and pharmacist.
Solodyn Precautions
Do not take Solodyn if you are allergic to tetracycline-class drugs. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure.
- Avoid sunlight, sunlamps, and tanning beds. Solodyn can make your skin sensitive to the sun and the light from sunlamps and tanning beds. You could get severe sunburn.
- Protect your skin while out in sunlight.
- You should not drive or operate dangerous machinery until you know how Solodyn affects you. Solodyn may cause you to feel dizzy or lightheaded, or have a spinning feeling (vertigo).
Solodyn Food Interactions
Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of Solodyn there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving Solodyn.
Inform MD
Before you take Solodyn, tell your doctor if you:
- have kidney problems. Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of medicine for you.
- have liver problems.
- have diarrhea or watery stools.
- have vision problems.
- plan to have surgery with general anesthesia.
- have any other medical conditions.
- are a male, and you and your female partner are trying to conceive a baby. You should not take Solodyn.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Solodyn may harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
Tell your doctor about all the other medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
Solodyn and Pregnancy
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Solodyn may harm your unborn baby. Taking Solodyn while you are pregnant may cause serious side effects on the growth of bone and teeth of your baby. Talk to your doctor before taking Solodyn if you plan to become pregnant, or if you are already taking Solodyn and plan to become pregnant. Stop taking Solodyn and call your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking Solodyn.
Solodyn may make your birth control pills less effective. You could become pregnant. You should use a second form of birth control while taking Solodyn.
If you are a male, and you and your female partner are trying to conceive a baby. You should not take Solodyn.
Solodyn and Lactation
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Solodyn passes into your milk and may harm your baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will take Solodyn or breastfeed. You should not do both.
Solodyn Usage
- Take Solodyn exactly as your doctor tells you.
- Skipping doses or not taking all doses of Solodyn may:
- make the treatment not work as well.
- increase the chance that the bacteria will become resistant to Solodyn.
- Solodyn can be taken with or without food. Taking Solodyn with food may lower your chances of getting irritation or ulcers in your esophagus. Your esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
- Swallow Solodyn Tablets whole. Do not chew, crush, or split the tablets.
Solodyn Dosage
Take Solodyn exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully.
The dosage of Solodyn is individualized based on weight. The recommended dosage is approximately 1 mg/kg once daily for 12 weeks. in patients with renal (kidney) impairment, the total dosage should be decreased by either reducing the recommended individual doses and/or by extending the time intervals between doses.
Solodyn Overdose
If you take too much Solodyn, call your doctor or poison control center right away. Your doctor may do blood tests to check you for side effects during treatment with Solodyn.
Forms of Solodyn
Solodyn extended-release tabets are available in the following strengths:
- 45 mg
- 55 mg
- 65 mg
- 80 mg
- 90 mg
- 105 mg
- 115 mg
- 135 mg
Active ingredient: minocycline HCl.
Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, hypromellose type 2910, magnesium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and carnauba wax.
The 55 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Pink which contains: hypromellose type 2910, titanium dioxide, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol 3350, triacetin, and FD&C Red #40.
The 65 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Blue which contains: hypromellose type 2910, lactose monohydrate, FD&C Blue #1, polyethylene glycol 3350, FD&C Blue #2, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and D&C Yellow #10.
The 80 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Gray which contains: hypromellose type 2910, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol 3350, FD&C Blue #2, FD&C Red #40, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and FD&C Yellow #6.
The 105 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Purple which contains: hypromellose type 2910, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, D&C Red #27, polyethylene glycol 3350, triacetin, and FD&C Blue #1.
The 115 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Green which contains: hypromellose type 2910, lactose monohydrate NF, D&C Yellow #10, triacetin, FD&C Blue #1, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue #2.
Other Requirements
- Store Solodyn between 59°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C).
- Keep Solodyn Tablets in the container that it comes in and keep the container tightly closed.
- Keep Solodyn Tablets dry.
Keep Solodyn and all medicines out of the reach of children.
