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I am taking levofloxacin 500mg tablets for 10 days for a ear infection and i am on day 2. when should i start to feel the antibiotic working?

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Dr. Philip Miller answered

7-10 days: however, Levaquin is not the drug of choice for an ear infection.

Answered 8/25/2017

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A member asked:

I am taking levofloxacin 500mg tablets for 10 days for a ear infection and i am on day 2. when should i start to feel the antibiotic working?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Philip Miller answered

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