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Re: A Question About Metronidazole & Doxycycline.....

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:21:27 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Maggie wrote: >
>Hello! I was just wondering if any one was familiar with the antibiotics
>Metronidazole 500mg & Doxycycline 100mg, if so do you know just how long
>do these medications stay in a person's body working to kill infections
>after the last dose?
>
>I have to take both the Metronidazole 500mg and the Doxycycline 100mg at
>the same time for the next 10 days and I'm just curious in knowing since
>I'm planning on conceiving I want to make sure all the medication is out
>of my body by the time my husband and I try to conceive. I don't want
>to do any thing to hurt the baby in the event I do become pregnant.

The half life is measureable in hours, and the last traces would be long gone within a few days of the last dose.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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