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A member asked:

Is clindamycin supposed to be rxed 3x or 4x daily for tooth infection? dentist gave me 300mg 3x daily, but dosage info online says 4x. is this enough?

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Call: I'm not going to try to second guess your Dentist's prescribing information. Call him/her for clarification.

Answered 1/24/2018

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