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A member asked:
If you are allergic to penicillin , what would be your preferred drug to treat tonsillitis/pharyngitis ?
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Other choices: If it is a bacterial infection, the most common antibiotic would be erythromycin or a similar drug. However, many cases PF pharyngitis are due to viruses and don't require any antibiotic.
Answered 9/5/2014
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