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Amoxicillin 800 mg
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
First visit should be at your dentists office to have your abscess properly addressed. Take your antibiotics as prescribed, call your dentist.
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Reviewed Sep 16, 2021
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
The antibiotics will help control the infection until you can be seen by your dentist. The problematic tooth needs to be treated. The ER cannot be of ... Read More
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Reviewed Sep 16, 2021
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Think how bad the infection would be without the antibiotics. ER's don't treat abscessed teeth. Dentists do. Antibiotics will only control spread of i... Read More
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Answered Sep 18, 2021
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Yes: Why ibuprofen? Why amoxicillin? Any other meds?
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
Antibiotics control the infection but the symptoms may not immediately resolve. The source of the infection needs to be addressed. This tooth will pro... Read More
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Reviewed Sep 16, 2021
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Your appropriate antibiotic dosage will help control spread of infection but will not cure the cause, the abscess. Treatment will probably require eit... Read More
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Answered Sep 16, 2021
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
Yes: All drugs eventually go bad. All drugs have an expiration date on the bottle. The drug is not necessarily inactive after this expiration date but ha... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Rivera Jimenezanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 20 years experience
Amoxil (amoxicillin): All antibiotics have an expiration date.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvin Steinanswered
Pain Management 62 years experience
An antibiotic: It is an antibiotic that is in the penicillin family and effective against a certain class of infections.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lonna Larshanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
This is generic: Amoxicillin is generic. Brand names are Amoxil (amoxicillin) and moxatag.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: Yes, but it depends upon which brand is being used.Usually not bad one, with 'bubble gum' flavor being common in my area.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Hopefully better: Not sure what you are asking. Generally Amoxicillin has few side-effects. Some people have mild GI intolerance, and there are allergic reactions. I... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Chris Hayesanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Need more info: I'm not sure if you mean "how long do the pills stay potent?" or "how long after you take them will they still cure something?" antibiotic pills can r... Read More
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