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What happens if you discover that the infection is viral can you stop taking the penicillin before the 10 days have passed?
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Nothing happens: If the infection for sure is due to a virus, stopping penicillin or other antibiotics won't be a problem, and of course would reduce the possibility of side effects from the antibiotic. But check first with the doctor who prescribed it, to be sure it's a virus without a superimposed bacterial infection.
Answered 1/5/2019
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