A 8-year-old female asked:
lyssa is on amox for a sinus infection. day 3 and cough not much better and lots of green mucus still,doc wants to add azithromycin too. safe if both?
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Dr. Zachary Veres answered
18 years experience Family Medicine
Uri : Safe to do but may be unnecessary after only 3 days. Possibly decongestant and cough medicine would be better in the short term
Answered on May 24, 2016
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Dr. Hummayun Ismail answered
32 years experience Sleep Medicine
Safe: it is safe to take both. I prefer Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) over AmoxIcillin
Answered on Jun 6, 2017
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