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Is taking rocephin (ceftriaxone) and keflex together ok, or will that overdose you on antibiotics?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Unnecessary: They are both similar cephalosporin antibiotics, and do not have much of an additive effect. One or the other should be enough.

Answered 8/8/2017

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