Anyone of pharmaceutical knowledge on here?

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Ive made a mistake with the preparation of an antibiotic and losing my mind over it!

Go on...

Need more info OP

what would you like to know?

What's happened

You need to be quite specific with terms and measurements and any written instructions you have?

Cefalexin- I've given it to my daughter for 2 days straight and only just realised it says on the side of the box to add 60ml of water upon opening. OMFG.

How have you been giving it to her if it's still in powder form?

This. How have you administered it?

Phone the NHS helpline and get advice ASAP. You made a genuine mistake but it could potentially also have serious implications.

Was it liquid antibiotic in the bottle and you should have added 60ml of water when you opened it, what would the total amount of liquid be if you'd added water. Does it say on the label how much each dose should be.

Are you sure the pharmacist hadn't mixed it already? I've had something similar for my DC before where the pharmacist will mix the first bottle as it's to be started straight away, but then you add the water to the second mixture when needed. Not familiar with the medicine in question so this may be a really stupid suggestion but just a thought.

It could be a liquid to be diluted?

This is the thing, it's not, it's literally liquid. Did the chemist dispense after adding water themselves? The whole thing was a right faff after being sent from one pharmacy to another, the dispensing pharmacy just threw the bag at me with no direction

If it's already a liquid, the pharmacy would have made it up for you.

But maybe that was already done by the pharmacist? Usually they’ve already added the liquid when they give it to you…

Are the instructions you’re reading those on the box or additional typed instructions from the pharmacist specifically for you?

You should not have been given it in powder form - it should already have been made into a liquid by the pharmacy.

I think you might be reading the instructions to the pharmacy on the bottle/carton rather than the instructions for you, which will be on the pharmacy label. If you can explain more and maybe add photos I’m pretty sure one of us will be able to reassure you.

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/cefalexin/

I think thr pharmacist has done it because it's powder. Ring NHS direct asap.

The diluting instructions are on the outer box.
The pharmacy label doesn't say this, just the 5ml dose 3 times daily.
I feel like a right plonker now... if I wasn't already feeling bad enough!

Is there a marker on the side of the bottle to show where the 60mL would come up to? If it’s fairly near the top, and the bottle was fairly full when you took out the first dose, that would be a good indication that the pharmacist already added the 60mL of water.

Ring 111 but if you post a pic of the label we might be able to help

It is prepared by the pharmacy team so you won't need to add anything further. Panic over!

Those instructions are for the Ohara it's not you

Just follow the instructions on the pharmacy sticker. The pharmacist will already have reconstituted it.

Sorry - instructions are for the dispensing pharmacist - not for you