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Took rx antibiotic for 2 weeks for periodontal infection. switching to different rx'd antibiotic. is the 3 day wait time in between ok in many cases?
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Should be: If you mean should you wait 3 days to switch antibiotics, if the first antibiotic not working, you can start the second one immediately.
Answered 8/8/2015
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