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Reviewer: attley1, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was on two different treatments with vancocin hcl 250 MG. It Did NOT work at all.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Rx works as directed. I am all clear. I had no side effects. I made sure I took a dose every six hours. Very expensive if you do not have good health coverage. Insurance paid $3,000 for 15 day treatment.
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Reviewer: nancy, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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initally prescribed flagyl,made my symptoms worse.my pcp recommened vancocin,and after 10 days was immediately cured! thank-full for this medication.nancy
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was hospitalized on 3/01/10 and have taken 4 weeks of flagyl and now on vancocin. starting to wonder if i will ever get to go back to work, or even spend just a normal amount of time in the bathroom. isnt there more effective treatment out there?
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Reviewer: katy 2 , 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I WAS HAVING BOWEL MOVEMENTS ALL MOST 24/7 & I TRIED FLAGYL & IT ALMOST KILLED ME! i AM ON VANCOCIN 125MG 4X A DAY NOW & STILL HAVING ABOUT 3-4 MOVEMENTS A DAY, I HOPE IN THE 41/2 DAYS LEFT THAT I GET OVER IT!! THE BURNING IN MY TUMMY DRIVES ME NUTS11
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