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Is it safe to take penicillin, while taking doryx (doxycycline) for acne?
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Yes: This should not be a problem.
Answered 8/21/2020
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Yes: Yes, the two should be fine together. They are from different classes of antibiotics, and there shouldn't be any interactions between the two.
Answered 10/4/2016
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