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I am taking pencillin daily since last 2 years. is will affect kidney? or makes any major issues in the future?

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Daily penicillin: Will not likely affect your kidney but you are likely to have penicillin resistant bacteria colonizing you. Daily therapy can be used for prophylaxis against rheumatic fever or pneumococcal infection in certain people.

Answered 1/22/2013

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