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Cold symptoms - runny noise 5 days congestion and now phlegm - have antibiotics, 1 pill (zithromax) - will 1 pill help?

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Dr. Georgia Latham answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Probably not at all: If your symptoms are due to a virus which is most likely, antibiotics are probably not going to be helpful. One dose of an antibiotic, eg. Zithromax, is unlikely to help symptoms of a bacterial infection. In fact, taking one pill is likely to cause more harm than good.

Answered 11/25/2015

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Mgt: Short courses of Azithromycin can be used to treat some infections. If you being treated for bacterial sinusitis, a longer course is advised.

Answered 11/25/2015

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