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Vomit after 3 hours of taking antibiotic, still effective?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Probably OK: Three hours after taking an antibiotic, most of it has passed out of the stomach and been absorbed . If you threw up at that point, the antibiotic would still be system . Unless this is happening frequently, I think you are OK. Good luck.

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Answered 7/19/2018

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