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Dpm prescribed 500 mg cephalexin 3x/day for toenail paronychia. topical mupirocin began one week earlier 3x/day with no improvement. began taking cephalexin friday noon. today is sunday evening. what day should i contact doctor if no improvement?

Q: dpm prescribed 500 mg cephalexin 3x/day for toenail paronychia. topical mupirocin began one week earlier 3x/day with no improvement. began taking cephalexin friday noon. today is sunday evening. what day should i contact doctor if no improvement?

: The only thing that I could add to your regiment is to soak your foot twice a day. Everything that has been prescribed by the podiatrist is more than adequate to take care of the infection. If there still is a nail, irritating the skin, then that would prevent it from healing.

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Dr. Jeffrey Trantalis, DPM answered

The only thing that I could add to your regiment is to soak your foot twice a day. Everything that has been prescribed by the podiatrist is more than adequate to take care of the infection. If there still is a nail, irritating the skin, then that would prevent it from healing.

Answered 4/30/2023

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A member asked:

Dpm prescribed 500 mg cephalexin 3x/day for toenail paronychia. topical mupirocin began one week earlier 3x/day with no improvement. began taking cephalexin friday noon. today is sunday evening. what day should i contact doctor if no improvement?

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