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Hi i have a infected tounge piercing , will taking flucloxacillin sodium ca 500mg help with treating it ?
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Maybe: The best way to treat an infected tongue piercing is not to get a tongue piercing. That said, a penicillin of some sort should help as would removing the hardware.
Answered 3/6/2015
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