Originally Posted by
hartlean
Thanks, Ironwood, but my understanding is that, while in some countries Doxycycline is available without a doctors prescription, in the US it is available only with a prescription.
Since it's an antibiotic, I can see why a prescription would be needed. Over-use of ABX leads to medication-resistant strains of bugs.
If you are going on a tour and are concerned about ticks and Lyme disease, maybe you should talk to your doctor about a prescription for a prophylactic dose in case you are bitten by a tick. I don't know if he will write one, but it can't hurt to ask. And it might save you from a longer treatment of oxy later.