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Is amoxacillin more effective than penicillin?

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Dr. Albert E. Klitzke answered

Specializes in Dentistry

No, but: Amoxicillin is usually prescribed three times a day and does not matter when you eat. Penicillin is normally prescribed orally 4 times a day an hour before you eat. So compliance is harder for penicllin and so Amoxicillin is easier to be in compliance with and thus would be more effective.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 9/11/2019

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