Is it bad that my antibiotic dissolved in my mouth ?
Question posted by Stunnah on 18 May 2013
Last updated on 18 May 2013 by Marvell
I'm taking flagyl . And for the last 4 pills I swallowed it right away but this morning I had to scoop water in my mouth so by the time I got enough wanted to swallow it , I realized it had dissolved in my mouth before swallowing . I know this makes the pill less effective . But how much less effective is it now ? I have 4 days left taking it twice a day , I hope my infection will still clear up since this pill dissolved before I swallowed it ?? It tasted awful ! Lol
And also I usually take it at 827 but I slept in today and took it at 10 , so can I take it at 827 tonight again (even tho that will be less than 12 hours since I took this one ?) or do I have to take it at 10 tonight ?
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Marvell
19 May 2013
The amount absorbed shouldn't be a problem but as you mentioned the taste would have been bad, and highly likely you will have heartburn if you didn't wash it down with lots of water. And yes you can take it at 8.27pm tonight. It won't matter.
