Take 1 Pill 4 Times A Day Antibiotics

When taking prescribed antibiotics and the dosage is 1 pill twice a day, how many hours should before the next dosage? ## Hi Dman, Based on a 24 hour time scale, if you're required to take 1 pill twice daily, that "generally" means taking 1 pill every twelve hours. However I would recommend double checking this with your doctor first, in case he or she has special instructions for your individual case. From what I understand, the dosing schedule may also depend on the brand and whether or not it's an extended release tablet. I hope this helps! What's the name of the antibiotic you're taking? ## levetiraceta 1000MG ## I've just started taking Nitrofurantoin MCR 100MG CAPSULES. They're yellow in color. ## I'm taking amox-clav 875mg tablets. Confused at ...

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I have been told to put one drop of antibiotics in my eye 4 times a day. Is it every 3 hours or every 6 hours? ## Have you found out how far apart? I'm trying to figure the same thing out? ## Hello Sue and Gayle! How are you? I am sorry about the confusion and happy to help clear this up for you. According to FDA and NIH instructions, 4 times a day would be every 6 hours. The typical side effects are listed as possibly including eye burning, redness, irritation, and tearing. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I'm on my second dose of these tablets and I'm taking the capsules 4 times a day and it's making me drowsy. Please advise if I should continue treatment? ## That can be a normal side effect of antibiotics, as reported by the U.S. FDA. You may also experience nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash, and diarrhea. How long will you be taking it?

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How much gap to give when I have to have antibiotic 4 times daily ## Hello, Bonnie! How are you? If a medication is prescribed to be taken 3 times a day, that would be every 8 hours; if it is 4 times a day, that would be every 6 hours. The FDA lists the typical side effects of antibiotics as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Penicillin vk 500 mg do i have to wait 12 hrs the bottle says twice a day

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I'm on amoxicillin 500mg 3 times a day. I still have an ear infection and fluids behind my drum. Can i start zpak? Would it help heal it? ## Which one has your doctor instructed you to take? That is the one you should take. The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash, and diarrhea.

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All doctors have prescribed me to take 1 antibiotic 4 times a day, but another doctor said to take 2 tablets twice a day. Does it matter how you take them? Which method has the best effect? ## Hello, Kathy! How are you? It is consistent dosing that's important, you have to keep it in your system at a consistent regular level, in order for it to eradicate the bacteria. So, you can take it, either way, whichever works best for you, but keep the timing as precise as possible. If you take 2 of them twice a day, keep them as close to 12 hours apart as possible; or if you take it 4 times a day, keep them as close to 6 hours apart as possible. The U.S. FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. Is there anythin...

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I was prescribed an antibiotic called clindamycin 300MG capsules for cellulitis in my left lower leg I am a Little bit confused about what times take my medication I have taken one at 9 AM and I think in the next one at 3 PM I would like to know what are the best times to take this medication on time and I like to know what are the best times to take them ## There are no real best times, you should just remain consistent and be sure take them as close to 6 hours apart as possible. So, for example, 9am, 3pm, 9pm, and 3am, or whatever times are appropriate. The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, diarrhea, and non-allergic skin rash. Is there anything else I can help with?

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please provide name of antibiotic tablet for viral fever. bcause i have suffering from viral fever last 4 days. and occuring pain to all body joints. please provide suitable names of antibiotic tablets.so i can feel good. ## Please tell the name of medicines used in viral fever ## please provide name of antibiotic tablet for viral fever. bcause i have suffering from viral fever last 4 days. and occuring pain to all body joints. please provide suitable names of antibiotic tablets.so i can feel good. ## My child age is 3 year .she has a fever continuesly 102 F for 9 hrs .I have gives paracetamol syrups two times but no change in condition.please give me another medicine name for temporary relief. ## My child is 2yrs7month he was suffering from viral fever last 24hrs I give pcm syp but no ...

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I've been taking cephalexin 500 mg 3 times a day for 5 days now for my upper respiratory infection and sinus infection per dr request but i still feel pretty rough. Still coughing and blowing out nasty stuff. Why isn't this working yet? ## Hi Janice, Sorry to hear about your situation. Depending the severity of the infection(s) some doctors prescribe these antibiotics for up to 7-10 days, so it's possible that you may not get full relief for another 2-5 days. On another note, Cephalexin also has some strange side effects that in my opinion could inadvertently be mistaken for an ongoing infection. This includes "coughing, nausea and vomiting, sore throat, tightness in the chest, etc". Ref: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0044994/#DDIC603067.side_effects_section But n...

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Does the antibiotics, two times a day means it have to be taken strictly 12hours apart? will taking the medicine at 8 or 10 hours apart be okay? ## No, the time does not have to be exactly precise, but you should try to keep them as close to the 12 hours apart, as possible. The U.S. FDA lists the typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash, and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Recently, I have experienced sore in my ear. Not sure if it is swollening or not. Is it due to the side effect of medicine or the surgery of my wisdom tooth surgery last Monday(17th October) the pain only came yesterday when I'm left the last dose of antibiotics. It's the only medicine I'm taking after the first two days of taking p...

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I have been prescribed amoxicillin 1g 3x a day for 7 days. I am on day 3 and now have a yeast infection. My pharmacist said to take fluconazole (1 pill). Will this be ok to take while still on amoxicillin? ## Yes, they are often prescribed together, when someone is prone to getting yeast infections from antibiotics. Amoxicillin almost always causes one for me, so my doctor usually just prescribes them together from the get go. Your doctor is always the best judge, I can only tell you that they are commonly taken together. The NIH warns that you may experience side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, stomach pain, flatulence, and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I’m American, male, 25, 5”11 and weight 140. No smoking and currently taking Amox/k clav 875-125mg tablets (1 tablet two times a day for 7 days). Before that starting on the 12th I was taking amoxicillin 500mg (1 cap two times a day for 10 days) until the 19th then on the next day the 20th I started on the Amox/k and will finish this today. I’m not exactly sure when iit started maybe 3-4 days ago, but a spot on my face next to nose started to burn and has gotten worse now turning slightly reddish with burning stinging itchiness and a little flaky. My face around that area feels really greasy/oily, that the idea of scratching it makes me think I’ll peel/rub off some skin. It’s not really flaky right now, but I see something there that if my skin was dry woul...

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I had an open sore on my left big toe, and I went swimming in a personal friends lagoon on their resort. A staph infection got into the sore and quickly spread throughout my left leg. The leg swelled to three times its normal size, and I spent three weeks in a hospital, where they bombarded it with antibiotics. That procedure was working, but the antibiotics had trace effects of blood thinner qualities. I am a heart patient that has had nine heart procedures, including a quadruple bypass. I cannot take ANY TYPE OF BLOOD THINNER without hemorrhaging. The antibiotics with thinners in them caught up with me, and I spent several trips to the hospital, severely hemorrhaging from the nose and mouth. I had to stop the antibiotics, and now the infection is starting to spread in my leg again. My...

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Hi, I had Carpal tunnel surgery and the orthopedic said I have a bactrial infection. (reaction to my stiches)You can see it, it was a few layers under my skin. He gave me CIPRO 500mg 2 times a day-It seemed to work the 1st time but-He had given me 4 refills. that is unusual to get refills with an antibotic. Well infection came back in the form of CELLULITUS-so I am back on cipro-This is my 7th round of antibiotics in 5 months.I just want to crawl under a rock and let the world go by-This has been so tough on me- I have always taken probotics and always will. I am on many meds for various things.. I am going to an infecious desease specialist because of chronic infections. All BLOOD work ups and cultures came up neagitive- Will I be on antibotics all my life ?

If your supposed to take a med 1pill every 4 hours how many pills total is that a day? ## Is that like 6 total pills a day? ## Prescription says to take 1 tab every 6 hours...how many pills is that taking a day? I'm thinking thats 4 pills a day. The total qty is 120 for a month. 4 pills a day for 30 days is 120 pills total...right? ## Yes, every 4 hours would be 6 pills a day and every 6 hours would be 4 pills a day. However, it should be noted that you may not need to take that many of all medications. Some, such as pain medications, may be prescribed to be taken as needed and that means you can take it a maximum of that many times a day, but you don't have to take them all, if you don't need to do so. But for others, such as antibiotics or cardiac medications, you should t...

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I was prescribed bactrim for my UTI and it says to take it 2 times a day. Does it matter when I take the 2nd dose? ## Yes, antibiotics need to be maintained at a regular level in your body to be fully effective, so you should take your doses as close to 12 hours apart as possible, according to FDA directions. Its typical side effects are listed as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash, and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with?

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never went to dr. as thought be ok put ice pack on took strong vit.--as antibotics really mess by system up-went to dr. after 4 days -it was looking better but feel funny and leg is getting to acke down below spot-- the spot was about 2 by 4 in. place covered with tiny blister looking bumps and the 2 big blister--it was pink now a dark red and smaller--went to young dr now after 5 days and got an antibotic, it was keflex, 1 --4 x day for 10 days --dont I need one to work faster ?should I go to another dr?it has a hurting on below my leg now-antibotics bother me real bad -afraid to take it and now afraid -not to takee it but take so long to help--do ineed a stronger quicker one? Thanks-- ## Most antibiotics in general have a long 7-10 day dosing schedule that is very similar to Keflex (C...

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You should take 1 pill every six hour 4 times a day . 1 hour before you eat or 2 hours after you eat.. but if it causes nausea you can take with food it just takes longer to absorb. . You should take for a least 7 days better if you take for 10 days ...hope this helps ## Thanks for sharing this dosing information on Ampicillin. I just wanted to build off what was mentioned and add a couple details for other readers on here. Even though a 7-10 day regimen seems to be most prevalent for typical bacterial infections, I have heard of cases where people are on antibiotics like this for several weeks or more at a time. It all depends on what type of infection you might be dealing with and how severe it is, but I think it should be left up to the doctor to determine what length of time a patie...

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it has gg o n the left side an n7 on the right side. it,s a white pill.amox/k clav875 125tabsandoz for tooth infection ## To answer your question, yes, you can take these pills for a tooth infection. Amoxicillin is included in the list of popularly prescribed antibiotics for tooth infections. Its effectiveness however, depends on how far the tooth infection has spread; and if required, combination therapy is followed. The effectiveness of amoxicillin for addressing tooth infection also largely depends upon taking it in correct dosage, which is decided by the concerned doctor. A common dosing method for a tooth infection is taking one pill 3 times a day, (i.e., after every 8 hours) for 10 days. I would recommend checking with your doctor to verify what might be best for you though. I hop...

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It is for my dog and do not know what its called ## Did you figure it out? I'm trying to also figure it out but have had absolutely no luck ## this is Apoquel for my dogs allergies ! just found on the floor she spit out this morning ## Yes my dog takes the same thing for allergies. I wish they would prescribe antibiotics with it also. The itchies are driving her CRAZY!! ## I believe its apoquel. My dog takes it but in a much smaller dose and they have 3 times now mistakenly given me the pill you describe instead. IT'S for itching/allergies. So I think your pill is just a much larger dose of apoquel.

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