Size matters when it comes to antibiotics. Obese patients may need customized doses of certain drugs

Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been in use for more than 80 years, but only now have consensus guidelines been proposed on prescribing the drugs for patients with substantial fat mass.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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