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Is it bad that i didn't finish taking all the prescribed ampicillin?
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Possibly: It depends on what you were taking it for.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Perhaps: Stooping a course of antibiotics before the prescribd time may result is recurrence of the infectin. This is also a common cause of bacterial resistance. People often stop antibiotics when they feel better but relapse.
Answered 9/11/2013
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