GENERIC NAME: doxycycline
BRAND NAME: Vibramycin
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Doxycycline is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline. It is effective against a wide variety of bacteria, such as Hemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, and many others.
Anti-biotics are great, but if you don't take them correctly, even you (your bugs) may develop a resistance to them, and if you have killed off all the good'uns, the BAD ones can take over.