Dicloxacillin

It is an antibacterial medicine that must be prescribed by a healthcare provider.

Dicloxacillin is an antibacterial medicine. Dicloxacillin is used to stop the growth of bacteria and is not effective viruses, such those that cause the common cold.

• Dicloxacillin comes only in form of 250mg and 500mg capsules.
• Your healthcare provider will prescribe the recommended doses based on your diagnosis.
• Take dicloxacillin on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal with a full glass of water.
• Use this medicine for the period of time instructed by your healthcare provider. Otherwise the infection may return and become more difficult to treat.
• If you miss a dose, use it when you remember. If it is close to the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with the next. Do not use two doses at the same time.
• If you use more doses than prescribed by your healthcare provider, seek medical attention immediately.

The side-effects of dicloxacillin include:

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Stomach pains and diarrhea.
• Fever.
• Allergic reactions like a rash. This happens in severe cases.

• Inform your healthcare provider if you are taking any other medicines including herbal drugs.
• If you have been allergic to penicillin drugs, you should not take this medicine.
• If you are pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or are breastfeeding, inform your healthcare provider.
• Do not take this medicine if you are on birth control pills. It makes them less active.
• Inform your healthcare provider if you have other health conditions, such as asthma.