It is generally safe to eat all food that has been dropped on a residential floor that is mopped or vacuumed once a week no matter the timing.
Eat pill on floor.
If you re thinking that the antibiotic will kill any germs it picks up from the floor then you re mistaken.
Okay going to assume you re asking this sincerely.
No need to worry at all.
Whether or not a case of accidental medication ingestion is a serious emergency depends on the type and quantity of the drug.
Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience.
A new study says it s safe to eat food that s been on the floor for less than five seconds.
And it s probably not a new one either.
It would be a different story if the pill fell into a puddle of something contaminated.
Pills tend to have a hard smooth non porous surface that could be pretty effectively wiped free of dirt debris and germs.
And it s probably not a new one either.
The outside of an antib.
If your 80 pound dog snags a single benadryl tablet off the floor he is unlikely to even feel drowsy let alone have any ill effects.
So here comes the good news germophobes.
Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience.
However several over the counter otc and prescription drugs are harmful or deadly.
Mythbusters found that the major factor in germ absorbtion was the moistness of the surface of the item dropped.
To give a pill to the dog becomes challenging when he doesn t like to eat.
But another study champions the zero second rule of bacterial contact.
I m not sure what it is that worries you about this situation.
Since most pills have a hard polished surface and no moisture content the 5 50 second rule is pretty safe even on the dirtiest floors.