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A member asked:
On amox 875mg for 10 days for sinuses & throat took last one 4/15 now have a productive, constant , hacking cough. should i be concerned? treatments?
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See below: Sounds like you had a viral upper respiratory infection. You can have a dry cough worse at night for several weeks after recovery. Take Robitussin (guaifenesin) with dextromethorphan. If you develop fever, shortness of breath or colored sputum production see your md again.
Answered 2/18/2015
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