A patient treated with capsule oxytetracycline 500
mg 6 hourly complained of epigastric pain. Which of
the following measures will you recommend to
counteract the side effect:
A. Take the capsules with milk
B. Take the capsules with meals
C. Take aluminium hydroxide gel 15 minutes
before the capsules
D. None of the above measures is suitable.
Change the antibiotic if pain is distressing
mg 6 hourly complained of epigastric pain. Which of
the following measures will you recommend to
counteract the side effect:
A. Take the capsules with milk
B. Take the capsules with meals
C. Take aluminium hydroxide gel 15 minutes
before the capsules
D. None of the above measures is suitable.
Change the antibiotic if pain is distressing