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Originally Posted by Steve G

Today I had another dental one, this time for amoxil 500mg qds. So again I speak to the dentist (not the same one as the metronidazole) reminding her that amoxil is tds, has a decent half life so no need to give qds. She said to keep it as qds, and when I asked if there was any particular reason for this her response was 'because thats what I want'. Right.

Now a question: does anyone know of any evidence supporting the use of either amoxicillin or metronidazole at a qds dose? (Especially in dental infections).

I have always assumed that dentists are taught Amoxil is qds dosage.

I worked in Plymouth for two years and NEVER saw a dental script for tds Amoxil it was always qds!