A member asked:

My doctor put me on z-pak instead of amoxicillin. she said it was because i had mono a year ago. why did she put me on new med? i have strep now

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Judgement call: it's up to the treating doctor according to his/her judgement at the time of the exam, my inference is that she avoided the amoxicillin because of the rash it might cause with a viral illness, azithromycin, z-pack, is good too for treating streptococcal pharyngitis

Answered 6/13/2018

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