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A member asked:

Is it safe to eat fish while taking antibiotics? like im takimg pencillin vk 500 mg 4x daily and i ate some talipa just curious if the mercury interacts

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No worries.OK to eat: fish and take penicillin.Also,be sure to avoid fish with toxic levels of mercury.

Dr Anyanwu and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Vijay Karia answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Healthy diet: Yes, it should be safe to eat fish while taking antibiotics. No apparent reaction is noted.

Dr Harper and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/15/2014

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