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How long does doxycycline succinate stay in your system? A guide to the antibiotic's clearance

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With an elimination half-life of 16 to 22 hours in healthy adults, doxycycline typically takes between 4 and 6 days to be fully cleared from the body after the final dose. While the term doxycycline *succinate* is not a common pharmaceutical salt form for this antibiotic, the pharmacokinetics of the active doxycycline molecule remain the same regardless of its salt form, such as hyclate or monohydrate.