Minocycline is used for treating certain infections. It may also
be used with other medicines to treat severe acne, or for other
conditions as determined by your doctor. How to use Use
Minocycline as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the
medicine for exact dosing instructions. Some brands of
Minocycline may be taken with food. Others should be taken on an
empty stomach. Check with your doctor or pharmacist about how to
take your brand of Minocycline. Some brands of Minocycline must
be swallowed whole. Check with your doctor or pharmacist to see
if your medicine is a brand that must be swallowed whole. Take
Minocycline by mouth with or without food. Take Minocycline with
a full glass of water (8 oz/240 mL). Do not lie down for 30
minutes after taking Minocycline. If you also take bismuth salts
(eg, bismuth subsalicylate), calcium salts (eg, calcium
carbonate), colestipol, iron salts (eg, iron sulfate),
magnesium, urinary alkalinizers (eg, daily antacids),
sucralfate, vitamins/minerals, quinapril, did