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What medication can be used to treat skin boils?
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Antibiotics: Boils are usually caused by bacteriae. So antibiotics would help.
Answered 12/18/2020
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Options: Often oral and or topical antibiotics. Warm compresses many times the biol needs to be drained as well which is a procedure done in your doctor's office.
Answered 10/10/2016
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