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Ear Infection
by Hazel30, Feb 06, 2008 07:56PM
Hello, my son is 3 years old and just now got his first ear infection. His doctor perscribed amoxiphilan (sp?). He never required any antibiotics in the past so I dont have much expirience with antibiotics. Well, I gave him the medication for 6 days and on the 6th day I realized that I had to refrigirate the medication. Stupid me, again, I've never given him any antibiotics and neither my husband and I realy ever took them so Im completely clueless when it comes down to medicine. Anyway, I stopped the medication on 6th day and thought that maybe he'll be ok. His ear infection was very mild to begin with. Today 5 days later he told me that his ear hurt so I called his doctor and receive another script. This time I will do it right, LOL. So my question is does this put him into a risk of possibly having ear infections frequently or more prone to them.
He is such a healthy boy and I feel awful for not giving him the medications for the 10 days that was required.
Thanks
He is such a healthy boy and I feel awful for not giving him the medications for the 10 days that was required.
Thanks
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my son had lots of ear infections and the pharmasist always tells me make sure your child takes all his medicine even if he feels better within a couple of days, because if you stop the medicine the ear infection will reoccur. I also know if your give him a type of amoxicillan or penicillan type of medicine and he is also taking vitamins it can reduce the strength of the medicine. give the vitamins 2 hours later. I don't think because you missed the medicine the first time it means he will get another ear infection. Every child is different.