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Can i mix cold medicine with antibiotics?
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Yes: This is a common occurrence. Cold medicines are used to treat the symptoms of the infection and the antibiotics treat the actual infection. Make sure that the doctor prescribing the antibiotics knows what medicines you are taking or plan to take so that you can take a safe combination of medicines.
Answered 11/28/2017
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