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I can't seem to take my antibiotics on time, never missed a dose but most of the doses were taken a few mins to hours late (no more than 6 hours). should i be worried about resistance?
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This doesn't matter; it is not important to take antibiotics exactly on time. For example, if the instruction is every 8 hours, then you should take 3 doses over 24 hr; some doses could be say 7-9 hr apart. This would have no effect on antibiotic resistance.
Answered 12/11/2021
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