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A 39-year-old female asked about a female:

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 Veresanswered

Family Medicine 19 years experience

Uri : Safe to do but may be unnecessary after only 3 days. Possibly decongestant and cough medicine would be better in the short term

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Dr. Hummayun Ismailanswered

Sleep Medicine 33 years experience

Safe: it is safe to take both. I prefer Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) over AmoxIcillin

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