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Pulmonologist prescribed keflex 250 mg. four times a day for bacterial bronchitis. would ceftin (cefuroxime) or cefzil provide better gram negative coverage?
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Talk : To your doctor and ask why he prescribed the meds they did. But the meds you mentioned have a different spectrum of coverage. And yes. Better gram neg coverage
Answered 10/19/2016
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