What is the client teaching for ampicillin sodium (Marcillin, Omnipen, Principen, Polycillin, Totacillin)?

1. Take around the clock; 2. Take medication with a full glass of water 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals, full maximum absorption; 3. May affect birth control pills, so use alternative means of protection; 4. Report loose or bloody stools; 5. Treats bacterial infections only; does not treat viral infections.

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