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A member asked:

I took azithromycin and puked probably an hour later will it still work ?

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No: Usually it takes a few hours for that antibiotic to get to the right part of the intestine for good absorption. Call your doctor and expalin your problem, they may be able to represcribe.

Answered 12/14/2016

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