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I take care of mu 77 yr. old mother, she is insistent on taking 1, 000 mgs. of keflex per day to prevent recurrence of pneumonia, she suffers from co?
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??prescribed by Dr??: This is not something i would consider advisable.It just means that the only germs hanging around her body ( and there always are some) will be resistant to that drug or similar drugs. If this is ok with her treating physician there may be factors that make it worthwhile for her. You can't convince someone who diapered you that they don't know more than you. The doc would have to do it.
Answered 8/15/2013
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Stop her: Taking Keflex will not prevent her from getting pneumonia but will make her colonized with antibiotic resistant bacteria that will later infect her and will be more difficult to treat. This would be considered inappropriate antibiotic use and is to be discouraged.
Answered 6/26/2014
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