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I was prescribed amoxicillin every 6 hours. will i need to wake myself up to take it? if not, when should i take it?
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Optimally yes, what: every 6 hours means. Antibiotics are poisons (to some micro-organisms), selected because generally not toxic to humans. When doses are delayed/skipped this allows time for semi-resistance organisms to partially recover & develop resistance to the poison, thus ↓ing effectiveness. However, in many cases, esp. beyond first few days, precise timing somewhat less critical. Best get all doses in per day
Answered 6/13/2018
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