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Is it possible for you to use ciprofloxacin for upper respiratory infection ?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Won't help: You should not be taking antibiotics for upper respiratory infections. They're just placebos, since they don't treat viral infections. In addition, Ciprofloxacin is not a good drug for pneumonia, a respiratory infection that should be treated

Answered 6/24/2014

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