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Keflex

Keflex

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A 47-year old asked:

How long does keflex take to work?

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A 35-year old asked:

Can i have a couple of drinks while takin keflex?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is 1 500 mg Keflex the same as 2 250 mg capsules?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is keflex good for helping with tooth infections?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is keflex good to treat a centipede bite infection?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Had an allergc reaction to Keflex once. in the future can I try unrelated antibios w?

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A 53-year old female asked:

Is Keflex usually GI tolerant?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is keflex effective for boils?

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A 33-year old male asked:

Will keflex 250 help for tooth ache?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can you drink alcohol while on keflex?

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A 45-year old asked:

What is the treatment for keflex overdose?

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A 41-year old asked:

Is 500mg of Keflex ok for a 7 year old child to take?

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A 58-year old female asked:

Is Keflex 250 mg. 4 times a day a good choice to get rid of bronchitis?

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A 34-year old female asked:

I have to take keflex 500 ml 2x a day how many hours part do I take them?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Is Keflex 500 mg 3 times a day for 7 days going to get rid of my sinusitis?

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A 45-year old male asked about a 45-year old female:

Will keflex cause a red itchy rash on your face after using it for two years?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Just finished Keflex for cellulitis infection and responded well. Skin no longer hot or red but still a little swollen. Been 11 days, should I worry?

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A 34-year old female asked:

Ok so I have 8 tablets of keflex left and was being treated for a u.t.i. And the symptoms have gotten worse since my first n second visit to the e.r . First time they gave me clindamyacin n it didn't work now I just came from the e.r. And they didn't re

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A 19-year old female asked:

can i drink alcohol while taking keflex?

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A 34-year old asked:

What antibiotic to use if keflex isnt working?

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A 21-year old asked:

I'm allergic to penicillin, can I take keflex?

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A 50-year old female asked:

Will a urine culture grow if on antibiodics (keflex)?

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A 40-year old asked:

Should I take amoxicillin or keflex for tooth infection?

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A 46-year old asked:

Does it help to take a probiotic when also taking keflex?

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A 47-year old asked:

Is it possible for me to give my 8 yr old keflex 3 times a day?

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A 50-year old female asked:

5 days on keflex for UTI and still no relief - doc says on right drug, what can I do?

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A 32-year old female asked:

I am sure I have a uti can't go to the doctor right now I have keflex at home should I take it ?

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A 56-year old female asked:

Retreatment of failed RCT started..on Keflex 500mg 4x daily x 20 days. Infection in jawbone below tooth...how likely for success resolution?

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A 35-year old female asked:

What is the standard treatment for recurrent vulvar folliculitus? Infection has needed two rounds of keflex which cleared it up but comes back.

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A 22-year old male asked:

I am a allergic keflex (it results in anaphylaxis) but was just prescribed augment in for a possible lymphangitis infection is it safe to take it?

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