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Can i take amoxicillin for pink eye?
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No help: Oral antibiotics such as Amoxicillin really won't help with pink eye. Most of the time, pink eye is due to a virus. Even if it's bacterial, it's better treated with antibiotic eye drops rather than a pill.
Answered 1/24/2020
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