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Ms. Toad

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63. If you're talking about dificid,

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:16 PM

Dec 2016

don't bother.

It was less effective than a straight dose of vancomycin, and far less effective than pulsed and tapered vancomycin.

Metronadazole - symptoms never vanished (2-3 courses)
Dificid - symptoms never vanished (1 course)
Vancomycin - taken traditional dosing (2-3 courses)
Vancomycin - taken pulsed and tapered (1 course & done.)

See and infectious disease doc, and ask about the pulse/taper regimen with vancomycin.

Vancomycin can be prepared by a compounding pharmacy for a very reasonable price. (less than 10% of the manufacturer's cost.)

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Has he put you on a pulsed taper of vancomycin? Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #69

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thank you demtenjeep Dec 2016 #58

well demtenjeep Dec 2016 #61

If you're talking about dificid, Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #63

he did mention the taper demtenjeep Dec 2016 #68

You need both pulse and taper to coax the spores out of hiding. Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #70

Can you explain in a bit more detail noamnety Dec 2016 #72