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Medications›Ketek

Ketek

It is an antibiotic related chemically to the "macrolids" or like erythromycin. It was commonly used for community aquired pneumonia among other infections.

Dr. Michael Depietroreviewed this

Pulmonary Critical Care 37 years experience

Generic DrugTelithromycin

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A 28-year-old male asked:

Please describe the medication: ketek?

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Can i take Paxil (paroxetine) cr and ketek at the same time?

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What are the side effects of ketek antibiotics?

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A 39-year-old member asked:

Can ketek make your tongue taste nasty and bleed?

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Is it safe to take both ketek and tequin (gatifloxacin) at the same time?

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A 39-year-old member asked:

I took 2000mg of amoxicillin for 7 days for my sinus and it did not work. Should i consider ketek?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Is there any documented success with the drug ketek in combination with malarone (atovaquone and proguanil)?

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A 19-year-old male asked:

Do the drugs rocephin (ceftriaxone) and ketek (telithromycin) interact badly while taken in combination?

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A 36-year-old member asked:

I was prescribed ketek for the flu but was not prescribed a painkiller. Can i safely take aspirin with it?

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A 25-year-old female asked:

My bottom lip started swelling on the left, I started on a course of antibiotics this morning Ketek for a sinus infection as well as sinuclear,ponstan?

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