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Hello Doctor I have a query. I took this medicine and ate it. Doctor wrote amoxy 500 and the pharmacist gave me this. Can you please tell is this medicine ethical?
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Dr. Raghav Bhargava
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8 yrs exp
Delhi
Yes it’s ethical. It’s unethical to give antibiotics when not necessary.
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Dr. Subhashis Saha
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Kolkata
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Dr. Bejoy Bikram Banerjee
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1 yrs exp
Kolkata
Yes, same.
It is better to take a fixed dose combination of Amoxicillin (500mg) & Clavulanate (125mg), also known as Co-amoxiclav 625.
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