How long does it take for prostatitis medication to be effective

Patients with prostatitis take medication for different reasons and for different degrees of severity, ranging from 1 week to 6 weeks. Acute prostatitis should be treated early with anti-infective therapy, which is usually administered intravenously, such as cefotaxime, tobramycin, levofloxacin and other antibacterial drugs. Patients are effective for about a week to two weeks after administration. Commonly used antimicrobials for chronic prostatitis include levofloxacin, azithromycin, and doxycycline, and treatment needs to be maintained for four to six weeks. In addition, chronic prostatitis may also require the application of drugs such as tamsulosin and tertolodine to improve urinary symptoms. It is recommended that patients with prostatitis go to the hospital in time to improve the auxiliary examination, in order to clarify the condition and give appropriate treatment for the patient’s condition. The use of antibacterial drugs should be based on the results of bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests, and need to be used under the guidance of the doctor, not abuse, should ensure that the time, the amount, the full course of treatment.