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Antibiotics every 6 hours. i take it at 2am 2pm and than at 8am 8pm. due to the time change when should i take it?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not to worry: If you fall back one hour.The med will still work fine plus or minus 1 hr.

Dr Maes and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/4/2013

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A member asked:

Antibiotics every 6 hours. i take it at 2am 2pm and than at 8am 8pm. due to the time change when should i take it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Dr Maes and another doctor agreed

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