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I'm allergic to amoxicillin. i'm sick and i got a prescription for cefuroxime. will this affect me in anyway?
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No problem: it is rare for people allergic to penicillin type drugs, including amoxicillin, to also react to cefuroxime and related drugs. Your doctor would not have prescribed it otherwise. You can take cefuroxime without worry.
Answered 10/29/2015
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