Antibiotic help

[Rosealine]

Hi there,

please help im so confused and sleep deprived from a restless few nights.

My 1 year old has been prescribed Clarithromycin for tonsillitis- 2x 5ml doses for 7 days. Didn’t pick the antibiotics up until this afternoon so the first dose was given at 4pm today.

I’ve just seen that doses are recommended 10-12 hours apart and ideally am and pm.

My question is do I need to wake them between 2-4am for the next dose or am I ok to wait til they wake which is normally around 6am and then give the dose then and then follow with 6pm getting into the 12 hour gap routine that way?

or would this not work as effectively they’ve had 1 dose today and then would be 6 days at 2 doses and 1 dose given for the 7th day to make it equal? Does this make sense? Am I overthinking this?!

They will be fine if you wait until they wake up (which may well be early if they wake up feeling rotten).
good luck and I hope everyone feels better soon.

In hospital they would stick to the 12 hour exact rule (in my experience!) however when I've asked they've said it's okay to change the time if needed so it fits better with their usual am and pm routine when at home .

Oh and I’ve just remembered the clocks are changing!!