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Is it ok for me to be smoking while taking azithromycin for lung infection?

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Dr. George Valdez answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Well...: If you are worried about your health, would probably stop smoking, that's bad for a lung infection all by itself, causes more lung infections and other problems, but there is no 'interaction' between Azithromycin and cigarettes.

Answered 11/23/2015

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