How to Crush Doxycycline Hyclate for Children and Adults Who Cannot Swallow Pills

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 04/14/2016 This eight-minute video, for an anthrax emergency, is for parents of young children and for anyone who cannot swallow pills. These instructions should be used only during an anthrax emergency and only with the doxycycline tablets that health officials provided. The video shows how to soak the doxycycline tablet in some water to make it easier to crush; how to measure the right amount of doxycycline according to how much the child weighs; and how to mix the doxycycline with food or a drink to make it easier to swallow. (Video or Multimedia)
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