Antibiotics and not lying down for 30 mins?

[tchuptchik]

This is a really random question-- but maybe you med students know the answer 😉

I got a prescription for Clindamysin the other day and I ended up just skimming the papers that it came with. It said that one is not supposed to lie down 30 minutes after taking a dose... I thought, perhaps it might lower blood pressure... but the problem would then be standing up... I'm not going to pretend to have an idea 😉 I did try searching around online... with little luck... meh

Anyone have an idea why this warning is there? It wasn't written on the bottle itself so it's not so significant as the "swallow with a full glass of water" on the label... but I was just curious if anyone knew.

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[bananaface]

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The pharmacy which dispensed your medication should be able to answer your question.