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How many days should i drink metronidazole and doxycycline? thanks

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Dr. Victor Nwanguma answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

It depends: Why are you drinking metronidazole and doxycycline? Treatment duration for almost all antibiotics depend on the reason why you are taken the medications.

Dr Stevens and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/15/2017

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I have a tattoo appointment scheduled for Friday and I was prescribed metronidazole 500mg and doxycycline 100mg taken 2 times a day for 14 days for a possible iud insertion infection and Im not even half way through them, can I still get my tattoo?

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