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Is it ok to continue penicillin antibiotics to finish course when starting antiviral medicine for shingles?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: OK to overlap antiviral with the antibiotic as prescribed.

Dr Machanic and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/18/2014

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