Amoxicillin loading dose?

[mm45]

I was working at a pharmacy this week in which a pharmacist gave out a script for amoxicillin and told the patient to take a loading dose of two capsules. However on the script the just said take one tds.

Does anyone here practice this and is it common? Ive never seen it before.

[johnep]

Re: Amoxicillin loading dose?

No, what I do is what I said thoi afternoon, get two doses in today and tomorrow space out over the day. 2 Stat is very common.
johnep

[Pharmanaut]

Re: Amoxicillin loading dose?

No, what I do is what I said thoi afternoon, get two doses in today and tomorrow space out over the day. 2 Stat is very common.
johnep

Used to be always 2stat then 1 tds.
The stat dose was supposed to get your plasma levels into a steady state above the MIC more rapidly than a single dose.

Agree with John though, antibiotic scripts dispensed in the afternoon are a good counselling opportunity, as are prednisolone 30mg short courses.

[Web Ferret]

Re: Amoxicillin loading dose?

Same here - get those three doses in today, then space out. I don't normally say 2 stat unless it says that specifically on the script