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Antibiotics can feel like nothing short of wonder-drugs when you have a bacterial infection, but they come with some qualifications. Learn when to take them, when not to, and potential side effects.

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Prescription pad with pill bottle: Common Metronidazole side effects
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Metronidazole side effects and how to avoid them

Metronidazole is an antibiotic used to stop the growth of some bacterial and parasitic infections. Metronidazole is sold under the brand names Flagyl and Flagyl ER.
Apr. 26, 2021
Yogurt and pills symbolize yeast infection from antibiotics
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Preventing a yeast infection from antibiotics

If you have strep throat, a sinus infection, or another bacterial infection,…
Oct. 29, 2019
Hand holding blue Rx pill: Doxycycline side effects and how to avoid them
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Doxycycline side effects and how to avoid them

Doxycycline side effects include photosensitivity
Oct. 26, 2022
Someone holding their stomach: Bactrim stomach pain
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Bactrim stomach pain: Causes and prevention

Antibiotics like Bactrim may kill some of the gut’s good bacteria while ridding your infection, causing stomach pain that’s preventable
Feb. 14, 2024
A petri dish represents antibiotics that cause C.Diff
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8 antibiotics that cause C.Diff

The introduction of antibiotics to cure infections undoubtedly revolutionized medicine over the…
Oct. 16, 2019
antibiotic and cocktail - amoxicillin and alcohol
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Do amoxicillin and alcohol mix?

Here is what you should know about drinking while taking this antibiotic
Dec. 2, 2022
Rx pill bottles: How much does sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim cost without insurance
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How much is Bactrim DS (sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim) without i...

Generic Bactrim DS, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, costs $24. Here's how to save on sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim without insurance.
May 2, 2023
Ciprofloxacin for UTI
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Does Cipro work for UTIs?

This prescription antibiotic works well and quickly to treat UTI, but it does have side effects. Here’s what you should know if you’re prescribed this antibiotic.
Dec. 12, 2022
Hand holding Rx Pills: Sulfamethoxazole alternatives
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Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim) alternatives: What can I...

Penicillin antibiotics, cephalosporin antibiotics, macrolide antibiotics, urinary antiinfectives, quinolone or fluoroquinolone antibiotics are some sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim alternatives. Get the full list here.
Updated on Sep. 20, 2023
A hand holding a pill — is cephalexin a strong antibiotic?
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Is Keflex a strong antibiotic?

This prescription treats a number of common ailments, including bacterial respiratory infections and ear infections
Nov. 15, 2023
hand holding a pill - z pak for strep
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Are Z-paks good for strep?

Zithromax is not the first-line treatment, but can be a good option in these cases
Sep. 6, 2022
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