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Is it safe to have a local anesthetic while on antibiotics?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes.: There are some antibiotics that will affect the duration of the local anesthetic but the majority of the time it will have little effect. Most surgeries are done with peri-operative antibiotics with local or general anesthetics.
Answered 11/7/2017
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Yes: Elective surgery should be delayed of you are actually sick. If you are recuperating and completing a course of antibiotics you should be fine.
Answered 10/9/2018
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Yes: the local will not interfere
Answered 10/2/2018
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