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Can you take penicillin if an augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) allergy?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Unlikely....: Depending on the type of Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) reaction you had that was described as an "allergy"; if it's a true "allergy", then you can't take penicillin since Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) contains amoxicillin, which is a class variant.

Answered 6/24/2014

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