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What happens after you're allergic to penicillin, bactrim, (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and z-packs? what can you take?

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Dr. Yun Tran answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Depends: The choice of antibiotic depends on the infection. There are still the tetracyclines(docycline, minocycline) the quinolones, and clindamycin

Answered 3/8/2016

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