A Patient infected with MRSA needs Dialysis. The physician had already been staed the patient on linezolid. On the day of undergoing dialysis, when to administer linezolid in this patient :: (A) After dialysis, (B) Before dialysis, (C) Can be administered irrespective of dialysis, (D) During dialysis
Answer is A. Linezolid: -Linezolid and its breakdown products are eliminated by dialysis -Therefore the drug should be administered after hemodialysis.