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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about taking antibiotics.

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Ignore: Ask you doctor what the antibiotics is for and the adverse effects.

Answered 12/3/2017

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Dr. Betsy Greenleaf answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Ignore: Is it necessary for this condition? How long should I be on medication? What are the side effects?

Answered 8/6/2014

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Which: Which foods or beverages can interfere with an antibiotic's activity such as grapefruit juice?

Answered 5/20/2014

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Ignore: Ask your doctor if he/she thinks it's a bacteria or a virus.Antibiotics are for bacteria not viruses.

Answered 6/4/2014

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Ignore: Ask for specifics on when to take the medicine, and if you should also take probiotics.

Answered 10/22/2014

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If: If considering an aminoglycoside antibiotic for an infection, is there a safer alternative?

Answered 8/4/2016

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