A member asked:

I accidentally took an 875mg of amoxicillin 3 hours before i was supposed to.. does this count as an overdose and if so what do i do?

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You will be fine: No, this is not a concern... The good thing about amoxicillin is it has a high 'therapeutic index' - which means that you can go higher on the dose without significant harm. I would try to stick to the recommended dosing intervals though, in order to distribute the medication throughout your body to best fight the infection. Hope you feel better soon!

Answered 7/10/2017

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No risk, no worry: Amoxicillin is an extremely safe drug. You could take 5 doses at once without harm, except maybe some cramping and diarrhea. Don't worry about it.

Answered 10/23/2017

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