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A member asked:
Is septra (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) effective against tooth infections?
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Most Likely Not: This is not the drug of choice for dental infections.
Answered 9/2/2016
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Not really: This is used to treat ear infections, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea, shigellosis, and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. We do not have antibiotics for teeth infections if you have or suspect one go see your dentist.
Answered 11/11/2013
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