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Docs, could a dentist prescribe cefalexin?
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Yes, but: Dentists can prescribe antibiotics for bacterially caused dental infections. Cannot prescribe for non-dental infections, as that would be practicing medicine without a license. Cefalexin is not the antibiotic of choice for most dental infections (infected teeth, infected gums).
Answered 5/5/2014
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