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What is the difference between cephalexin and amoxycillin? what are they used for?
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Different Antibiotic: Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in penicillin class and Cephalexin is a cephalosporin class antibiotic these are both antibiotics and use to treat various infections if and when indicated and available in us by prescription only.
Answered 1/5/2018
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