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Im taking amox clav 875mg twice a day. will smoking marijuana decrease the effectiveness/cause health risks while on this prescription?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Depends: If you're taking the antibiotic for respiratory infection, concurrent smoking would impair recovery. If the antibiotic is taken for other reason, the adverse impact of marijuana for you is neither increased nor decreased from the usual harm of the drug experienced by others.

Answered 12/13/2014

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