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A member asked:

Can you tell me if i'm allergic to cipro (ciprofloxacin) can i take keflex?

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Dr. Moshe Usadi answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes: These are different classes of antibiotic and an allergy to one should not increase the likelihood of an allergy in the other.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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